The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Gilbert finished 1,140th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:50:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 4:46 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:27Running 1 4:42v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:27v median +0:12
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Block 03 13:01Running 3 7:00v median +1:19
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Block 04 16:26Running 4 5:48v median +0:09
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:15v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 5:28v median −0:06
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 5:36v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:12
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.