The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Heather Sanford finished 531st of 1,029 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:41:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:12 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 4:22v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:20v median −0:40
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 5:58v median −0:22
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Block 04 15:25Running 4 5:40v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:26v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:47v median −0:34
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 6:04v median −0:13
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 6:19v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.