The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Howard finished 254th of 342 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:49:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:50 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 2:22 faster than the average race this season, by 719 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:00v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:41v median −0:08
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 6:20v median +0:14
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Block 04 17:38Running 4 6:18v median +0:12
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:44v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:23v median +0:16
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 6:07v median +0:03
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Block 08 18:44Running 8 6:09v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 341
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 341 women who finished.