The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Paraan finished 1,216th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:55:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:44. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Washington DC ran fast: the 894 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 5:23v median +1:12
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 6:30v median +1:15
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Block 03 13:51Running 3 6:51v median +1:10
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Block 04 14:36Running 4 6:55v median +1:16
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:03v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:34v median +0:58
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 6:36v median +1:02
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Block 08 20:57Running 8 6:23v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.