The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Kline finished 1,356th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:08:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 7:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:05Running 1 4:44v median +0:33
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 5:50v median +0:35
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Block 03 17:05Running 3 6:28v median +0:47
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Block 04 20:14Running 4 6:51v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 6:40v median +0:55
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Block 06 11:52Running 6 6:23v median +0:47
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Block 07 15:03Running 7 6:16v median +0:42
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Block 08 20:15Running 8 5:35v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:06
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.