The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Burrill finished 433rd of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:45:40.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:47. A harder second half: 8:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Washington DC ran fast: the 894 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:27v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 5:18v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:54v median +0:02
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:41v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:49v median −0:01
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:48v median +1:07
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Block 07 18:41Running 7 7:53v median +2:16
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 6:26v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.