The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:29 at Washington DC 2026 put Stephen Ruf & Louis Prensky 253rd of 257 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 23% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 6:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:13 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Washington DC cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 487 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:13v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 8:03v median +2:36
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 8:53v median +3:08
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 9:31v median +3:42
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Block 05 16:52Running 5 11:32v median +5:39
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Block 06 11:25Running 6 8:56v median +3:08
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 8:29v median +2:40
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 8:47v median +3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:13
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.