The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Simon Ridley crossed the line in 1:24:19: 170th of 626 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:43 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 894 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 3:46v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:11v median −1:08
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:20v median −1:32
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:18v median −1:31
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:35v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:50v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 4:46v median −0:51
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 4:30v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.