The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Daniel Shaffer crossed the line in 1:24:23: 474th of 1,462 men, faster than 68% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:07 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:38 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:31v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:17v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:14v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:10v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:18v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:59v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 4:47v median −0:47
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 4:34v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.