The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle León finished 434th of 1,029 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:37:23, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:34. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:33Running 1 4:24v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:22v median −0:38
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 5:45v median −0:35
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 5:45v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:44v median −0:42
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:53v median −0:28
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 5:47v median −0:30
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 5:38v median −0:24
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.