The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christine Marchini took 3rd of 18 in the 55–59 age group at Washington DC 2026, in 1:39:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:41. A harder second half: 4:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:40Running 1 4:25v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:20v median −0:40
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:47v median −0:33
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 5:53v median −0:29
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:50v median −0:36
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:45v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:44v median −0:33
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 5:34v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.