The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Cross finished 809th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:35:16.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 4:55v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:43v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 6:00v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 6:16v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:30v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:19v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 6:38v median +1:04
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 6:40v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.