The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Strub finished 182nd of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:25:00, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 4:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:17, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 8:36Running 1 3:27v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:25v median −0:54
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:11v median −0:41
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:06v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:54v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:55v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:49v median −0:48
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 4:30v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.