The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Chatman finished 582nd of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:27:57, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:08Running 1 3:24v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:33v median −0:42
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:18v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:23v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:12v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:54v median −0:40
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 5:09v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.