The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Eugene Kim crossed the line in 1:27:28: 563rd of 1,462 men, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:52Running 1 3:26v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:27v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:05v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:49v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:48v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:16v median −0:20
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Block 07 13:47Running 7 6:13v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 4:15v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.