The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:14 at Washington DC 2026 put Joseph Battista 1,383rd of 1,462 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 34:32. A harder second half: 27:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:22 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 4:44v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:38v median +0:23
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Block 03 13:45Running 3 5:36v median −0:05
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 5:45v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:46v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:38v median +0:02
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:35v median +0:01
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Block 08 47:27Running 8 5:05v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.