The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Barton & Blake Barton finished 154th of 444 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:18:44, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:15 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:45Running 1 4:25v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:17v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:32v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:26v median −0:34
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:35v median +0:25
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:12v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:52v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 4:54v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.