The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Quinton Lightborne & Ryan Thompson crossed the line in 1:20:27: 125th of 257 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:45. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Washington DC. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:09v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:24v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:25v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:30v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:41v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:45v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 6:07v median +0:18
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:22v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 257
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 257 men's teams who finished.