The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:49 at Washington DC 2026 put Thomas Hecker 135th of 626 men in the Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Washington DC 2026 than at Miami 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:26v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:12v median −1:07
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:45v median −1:07
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:27v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:41v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:35v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:48v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 4:36v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.