The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:35 at Washington DC 2026 put Tom Kowalsky 996th of 1,462 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:35 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:16Running 1 4:53v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 5:57v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 6:32v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 6:23v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:04v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:42v median +0:06
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Block 07 16:13Running 7 5:42v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 5:18v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:35
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.