The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Blyden finished 297th of 327 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:58:51.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:32. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 894 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:52v median +0:47
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 6:35v median +1:33
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Block 03 14:42Running 3 7:02v median +1:37
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Block 04 16:06Running 4 7:17v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:25v median +1:49
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Block 06 10:34Running 6 8:03v median +2:35
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Block 07 17:07Running 7 8:06v median +2:43
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 7:09v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
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.