The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rajiv Heron & Robert Ash finished 645th of 817 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:37:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:25. A harder second half: 4:19 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 8:53Running 1 4:28v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:51v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 6:45v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 7:04v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:46v median +0:39
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Block 06 10:31Running 6 6:24v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 6:15v median +0:18
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 5:38v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:39
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.