The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ayan Desai finished 391st of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:41:59.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:03 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:57 better against the middle of the field 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 9:20Running 1 4:14v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:10v median −0:09
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Block 03 12:49Running 3 5:24v median −0:28
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Block 04 14:47Running 4 5:25v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:05v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:21v median −0:20
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 5:34v median −0:03
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 5:25v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.