The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darek Thomas won the 55–59 age group at Washington DC 2026 in 1:07:42, first of 29.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:47 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Washington DC ran fast: the 894 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Darek Thomas.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:25v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:07v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:13v median −1:28
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 4:10v median −1:29
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:11v median −1:34
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:11v median −1:25
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:08v median −1:26
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 3:58v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1460
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,460 men who finished.