The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:21 at Washington DC 2026 put Ian Marcus 951st of 1,462 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse 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 8:33Running 1 3:37v median −0:34
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 4:41v median −0:34
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 5:11v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:03v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:00v median −0:45
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:16v median −0:20
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Block 07 15:49Running 7 5:33v median −0:01
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 5:23v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.