The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, David Edelstein crossed the line in 1:32:03: 276th of 626 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:51. A harder second half: 1:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:05Running 1 4:04v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:50v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:11v median −0:41
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 4:55v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:01v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:06v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:19v median −0:18
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Block 08 17:23Running 8 4:55v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.