The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Scott Merkel finished 512th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:25:33, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:59Running 1 3:38v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:52v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:27v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:27v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:50v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:30v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.