The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:21 at Washington DC 2026 put Ben Epps & Rodney Smith 220th of 444 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 487 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:08v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:40v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:39v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:10v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:57v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 6:10v median +0:18
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 9:52v median +4:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.