The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Amber Deshong crossed the line in 1:31:51: 306th of 1,029 women, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 2:19 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:01 worse 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 9:11Running 1 4:43v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:50v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 6:08v median −0:12
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 6:05v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:02v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 6:03v median −0:18
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:58v median −0:19
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 6:18v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.