The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:01 at Washington DC 2026 put William Powers 485th of 626 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:45 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:53Running 1 4:37v median +0:22
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Block 02 11:14Running 2 5:49v median +0:30
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Block 03 14:10Running 3 6:02v median +0:10
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:54v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:12v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:11v median +0:30
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Block 07 15:56Running 7 6:10v median +0:33
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 5:55v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:06
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.