The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Joshua Nieves & Christell Vargas crossed the line in 1:28:15: 598th of 1,230 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:36v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 7:07v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 7:13v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 6:58v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:52v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:50v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 6:34v median +0:19
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:18v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1230
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,230 mixed teams who finished.