The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:54 at Washington DC 2026 put Mark Kalajainen 1,129th of 1,462 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:47Running 1 5:24v median +1:13
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 6:31v median +1:16
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 6:59v median +1:18
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Block 04 15:40Running 4 7:17v median +1:38
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Block 05 13:27Running 5 8:01v median +2:16
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Block 06 10:13Running 6 7:52v median +2:16
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Block 07 13:56Running 7 7:54v median +2:20
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 8:20v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.