The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zachary Shammash finished 501st of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:25:02, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:13Running 1 3:33v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:12v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 4:37v median −1:04
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 5:20v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:11v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:00v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:30v median −1:04
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 4:30v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.