The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Marotta finished 1,210th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:55:40.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:35 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 9:41Running 1 4:44v median +0:33
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 5:59v median +0:44
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Block 03 14:25Running 3 6:45v median +1:04
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Block 04 16:36Running 4 6:22v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:27v median +0:42
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 6:15v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 6:09v median +0:35
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Block 08 17:52Running 8 5:19v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:15
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.