The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:35 at Washington DC 2026 put Rob Volpe & Pat Volpe 300th of 444 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 92nd of 444. Stronger after halfway: 2:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:16Running 1 5:48v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:45v median +1:08
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 6:51v median +0:56
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 6:55v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 7:06v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:53v median +0:55
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 6:35v median +0:43
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 6:01v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
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.