The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josue Mera finished 860th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:37:17.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:59Running 1 5:23v median +1:12
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:34v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:38v median +0:57
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:46v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:54v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:13v median −0:21
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Block 08 18:36Running 8 9:15v median +3:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.