The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Katherine McNitt Nadrchal crossed the line in 1:40:07: 497th of 1,029 women, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:03 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 9:23Running 1 4:17v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:21v median −0:39
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:32v median −0:48
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Block 04 15:08Running 4 5:54v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:02v median −0:24
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:52v median −0:29
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Block 07 14:14Running 7 5:52v median −0:25
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 5:44v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.