The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Gale finished 1,104th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:48:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:35 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at New York 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 4:10v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:21v median +0:06
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 5:53v median +0:12
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 5:48v median +0:09
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 5:56v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:28v median −0:08
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 5:28v median −0:06
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Block 08 18:17Running 8 8:36v median +3:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:05
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.