The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:56 at Washington DC 2026 put Austin Long 346th of 626 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:20. A harder second half: 1:40 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 11:13Running 1 5:40v median +1:25
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 6:15v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 6:19v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 6:17v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:06v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:41v median +0:00
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Block 07 14:42Running 7 6:21v median +0:44
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 5:55v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.