The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Shimi & Brendan Sorichetti finished in the top 10% of the field at Washington DC 2026, in 56:33 for 3rd of 817 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:45, was faster than 99% of the field.
Washington DC cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 487 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 3:04v median −1:29
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Block 02 5:17Running 2 3:42v median −1:54
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Block 03 6:21Running 3 3:44v median −2:16
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Block 04 6:05Running 4 3:46v median −2:16
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Block 05 7:58Running 5 3:42v median −2:25
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Block 06 5:05Running 6 3:53v median −2:07
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Block 07 6:36Running 7 3:48v median −2:09
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Block 08 7:28Running 8 3:28v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 658
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 658 men's teams who finished.