The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Mahr finished 258th of 327 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:44:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:50 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:28 better 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 9:58Running 1 4:39v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 6:04v median +0:39
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Block 04 17:17Running 4 12:15v median +6:47
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:15v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:20v median +0:52
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 6:12v median +0:49
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 5:41v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
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.