The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Samwel Gitundu crossed the line in 1:29:34: 241st of 626 men, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:43 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:41v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:20v median −0:59
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 4:32v median −1:20
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:25v median −1:24
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:29v median −1:21
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 4:33v median −1:08
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:36v median −1:01
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 4:38v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.