The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Useche finished 647th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:29:45, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:51 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Washington DC 2026 and New York 2026 were 3:35 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:30v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 4:54v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:07v median −0:34
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:33v median −1:03
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 4:26v median −0:59
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.