The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Baum finished 248th of 327 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:42:03.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:38. The race faded late: the second half went 4:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran fast: the 894 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:44v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 03 13:03Running 3 7:04v median +1:39
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 7:10v median +1:42
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 7:48v median +2:12
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:09v median +1:41
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 6:53v median +1:30
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 5:58v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.