The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Michaela Butcher crossed the line in 1:28:25: 233rd of 1,029 women, faster than 77% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 2:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 4:43v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:25v median −0:35
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:28v median −0:52
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:32v median −0:50
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:45v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:31v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:30v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 5:17v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.