The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Willie Holmes crossed the line in 1:24:20: 472nd of 1,462 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:02v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:01v median −1:14
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:43v median −0:58
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:40v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:41v median −0:55
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 4:38v median −0:56
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Block 08 15:39Running 8 4:28v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.