The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Blackley finished 1,351st of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:08:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:20. A harder second half: 6:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:54, behind 88% of the field.
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 11:34Running 1 6:05v median +1:54
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Block 02 11:40Running 2 7:16v median +2:01
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 7:32v median +1:51
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Block 04 15:46Running 4 7:19v median +1:40
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:20v median +1:35
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 7:17v median +1:41
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Block 07 15:35Running 7 6:52v median +1:18
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Block 08 23:38Running 8 8:28v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.