The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, Isaac Villasenor & Gerardo Vasquez crossed the line in 1:13:46: 194th of 817 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Washington DC ran slow: the 487 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:27v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:27v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:55v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:00v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:01v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:58v median −1:02
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:56v median −1:01
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 4:33v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.