The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Quigley finished 519th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:25:56, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:14 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:15Running 1 3:44v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 4:35v median −0:40
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 4:44v median −0:57
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:38v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:00v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:47v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:35v median −0:59
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 4:15v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.