The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charles Shapiro finished 840th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:36:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:15. A harder second half: 2:48 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 8:31Running 1 3:47v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:52v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:25v median −0:16
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:14v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:13v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:08v median −0:26
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Block 08 18:15Running 8 5:10v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.