The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Holmes finished 1,450th of 1,462 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:47:47.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 14:22. The race faded late: the second half went 15:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:15, behind 95% 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 10:56Running 1 5:50v median +1:39
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Block 02 13:10Running 2 9:14v median +3:59
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Block 03 18:10Running 3 10:02v median +4:21
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Block 04 24:15Running 4 9:49v median +4:10
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Block 05 16:16Running 5 10:08v median +4:23
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Block 06 11:43Running 6 8:39v median +3:03
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Block 07 29:29Running 7 9:24v median +3:50
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Block 08 28:43Running 8 9:45v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:15
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.