The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Abbate finished 866th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:37:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:24Running 1 3:49v median −0:22
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 5:57v median +0:16
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 5:17v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:17v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:01v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 4:59v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:02
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.