The race, in three figures
The race, in words
matthew rothman finished 206th of 327 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:34:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:33v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:29v median −0:33
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:55v median +0:30
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 6:03v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:42v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 4:58v median −0:30
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:14v median −0:09
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Block 08 16:58Running 8 5:06v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.