The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Saus took 3rd of 43 in the 45–49 age group at Washington DC 2026, in 1:09:55.
The wall balls were the standout, 4:01 quicker than the median and 25th of 626. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:47, was faster than 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55. 0:08 slower than at Barcelona 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:26v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:15v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:22v median −1:30
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:23v median −1:26
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:27v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:28v median −1:13
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 4:31v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 4:14v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 men who finished.