The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Smith finished 89th of 327 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:18:11, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:57 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Houston 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:14v median −0:51
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:50v median −0:35
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 4:45v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:46v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:22v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:24v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 4:26v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 325
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 325 men who finished.