The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:37:35 at Washington DC 2026 put Bill Theis 1,441st of 1,462 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 7:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:26, behind 97% of the field.
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 11:51Running 1 6:43v median +2:32
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Block 02 15:11Running 2 8:42v median +3:27
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Block 03 16:15Running 3 9:07v median +3:26
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Block 04 21:55Running 4 9:47v median +4:08
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Block 05 16:02Running 5 9:56v median +4:11
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Block 06 13:57Running 6 10:25v median +4:49
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Block 07 24:11Running 7 10:36v median +5:02
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Block 08 21:56Running 8 9:50v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:26
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.