The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:47 at Washington DC 2026 put Brandon Merson 1,028th of 1,462 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:21 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:26 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:20Running 1 4:21v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 7:01v median +1:20
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 6:43v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:40v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:09v median +0:33
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 5:59v median +0:25
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 6:09v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.