The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christopher Cobb & Eric Marsh finished 386th of 444 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:42:28.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Washington DC ran slow: the 487 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:49v median +1:10
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 7:09v median +1:32
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 7:19v median +1:24
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 7:42v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 7:09v median +0:59
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:18v median +1:20
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Block 07 14:48Running 7 10:08v median +4:16
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 7:55v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:30
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.