The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Torsten Buehn crossed the line in 1:27:41: 569th of 1,462 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:24 quicker than the median and 232nd of 1,462. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:41 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:24 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 9:41Running 1 4:26v median +0:15
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:25v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 6:06v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:09v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:06v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:03v median −0:31
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 4:50v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.