The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Thompson finished 261st of 378 men in the Pro division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:27:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:20. The race faded late: the second half went 6:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:33 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Miami 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 3:55v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:48v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 4:57v median +0:14
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:54v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:46v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 4:36v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 4:48v median +0:06
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 4:39v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 376
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 376 men who finished.