The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Riley Kirby crossed the line in 1:36:26: 411th of 1,029 women, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:05. The race faded late: the second half went 2:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran fast: the 719 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 3:56v median −0:55
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:04v median −0:56
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Block 03 12:28Running 3 5:09v median −1:11
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:19v median −1:03
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:30v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:25v median −0:56
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:32v median −0:45
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Block 08 16:49Running 8 5:19v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.