The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melody Drexler finished 671st of 1,029 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:50:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:11. The race faded late: the second half went 5:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Washington DC 2026 and Chicago 2025 were 3:55 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 6:18v median +0:18
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 6:24v median +0:04
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 6:13v median −0:09
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:25v median −0:01
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Block 06 10:14Running 6 6:34v median +0:13
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 6:40v median +0:23
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Block 08 17:48Running 8 6:12v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.