The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephanie Brealey finished 197th of 1,029 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:26:43, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 2:22 faster than the average race this season, by 719 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 3:50v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:41v median −1:19
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 4:47v median −1:33
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 4:54v median −1:28
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 4:55v median −1:31
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 4:56v median −1:25
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:53v median −1:24
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 4:36v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1028
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,028 women who finished.