The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Brooks took 3rd of 56 in the 50–54 age group at Washington DC 2026, in 1:13:02.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:26 quicker than the median and 57th of 1,462. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:00, was faster than 90% of the field.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 894 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:41v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:29v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:36v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:44v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:31v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:08v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.