The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Hart finished 225th of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:28:06, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:28 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC ran fast: the 894 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:30v median −0:45
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:13v median −1:06
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:41v median −1:11
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 4:44v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:02v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:57v median −0:40
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 5:10v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.