The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chelsea Merkel finished 761st of 1,029 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:57:28.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:58. The race faded late: the second half went 9:14 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 10:40Running 1 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 6:25v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 6:51v median +0:31
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Block 04 15:25Running 4 6:39v median +0:17
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 6:51v median +0:25
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:05v median +0:44
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Block 07 17:42Running 7 6:55v median +0:38
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Block 08 18:18Running 8 7:05v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.