The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ein Williams finished 1,318th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:04:23.
The stations carried this race: faster than 27% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:24 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 9:18Running 1 4:25v median +0:14
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Block 02 11:23Running 2 9:33v median +4:18
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Block 03 15:33Running 3 9:59v median +4:18
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Block 04 19:14Running 4 9:58v median +4:19
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Block 05 15:21Running 5 10:02v median +4:17
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Block 06 11:55Running 6 9:52v median +4:16
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Block 07 16:01Running 7 9:44v median +4:10
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Block 08 17:34Running 8 6:53v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.