The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Fricker finished 282nd of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:32:24, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:00 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:48Running 1 3:28v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:54v median −0:25
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 7:40v median +1:48
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 6:13v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:12v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:36v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:40v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 5:32v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.