The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerard Darcy & Gavin Joyce finished in the top 10% of the field at Washington DC 2026, in 58:40 for 6th of 817 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:50, ahead of 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 6:56Running 1 3:07v median −1:26
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:56v median −1:40
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 4:02v median −1:58
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Block 04 6:21Running 4 4:09v median −1:53
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 4:05v median −2:02
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:05v median −1:55
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 4:21v median −1:36
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Block 08 7:23Running 8 3:40v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.