The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Robert Chen crossed the line in 1:32:10: 707th of 1,462 men, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:52 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:53Running 1 4:47v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:50v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:57v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 6:08v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:03v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:49v median +0:13
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 7:09v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.