The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Samuel Bernklau crossed the line in 1:27:12: 213th of 626 men, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:38 on the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55. 5:34 slower than at Berlin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:14v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:17v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:34v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:50v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:46v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:38v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 5:48v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 5:42v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.