The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Austria finished 1,310th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:03:09.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 19:48, behind 99% of the field.
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 9:09Running 1 4:34v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:33v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 7:20v median +1:39
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 6:57v median +1:18
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Block 05 22:49Running 5 18:01v median +12:16
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 7:04v median +1:28
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 6:13v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:48
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.