The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerard Abair Jr. finished 1,423rd of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:27:53.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:58, behind 92% 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 12:01Running 1 6:16v median +2:05
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 7:46v median +2:31
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Block 03 17:45Running 3 8:40v median +2:59
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Block 04 18:22Running 4 8:52v median +3:13
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Block 05 16:39Running 5 10:35v median +4:50
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Block 06 13:13Running 6 10:31v median +4:55
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Block 07 21:50Running 7 10:15v median +4:41
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Block 08 23:11Running 8 10:39v median +5:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:58
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.