The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, JaJuan Smith & Donald Matthews crossed the line in 1:18:05: 145th of 444 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Washington DC. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:26v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:15v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:37v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:24v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:21v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:14v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:15v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:43v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 441
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 441 men's teams who finished.