The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:57 at Washington DC 2026 put Brail Bernardez & April John Mercado 338th of 817 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:49 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:41Running 1 4:25v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:27v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:32v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:23v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:25v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:32v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:31v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:34v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.