The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Eddie finished 326th of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:35:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:37Running 1 4:34v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:19v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:21v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:24v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:18v median −0:32
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:10v median −0:31
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 5:21v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 4:41v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.