The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jay Whitacre finished 441st of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:46:40.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 9:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:34 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 9:08Running 1 4:02v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:38v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 4:42v median −1:10
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 4:48v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 4:58v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 4:41v median −1:00
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 4:33v median −1:04
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Block 08 23:25Running 8 4:54v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:58
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.