The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Zhou finished 1,004th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:42:54.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:06 quicker than the median and 381st of 1,462. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:23 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 4:35v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:22v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 05 13:03Running 5 6:44v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:20v median +0:44
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Block 07 15:21Running 7 6:15v median +0:41
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Block 08 16:11Running 8 5:53v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.