The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Bradford finished 499th of 626 men in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:54:16.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. 13:53 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
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 10:32Running 1 5:16v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 6:26v median +1:07
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Block 03 14:55Running 3 8:24v median +2:32
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 7:19v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:34Running 5 7:22v median +1:32
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:17v median +1:36
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Block 07 14:28Running 7 7:09v median +1:32
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 6:44v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:53
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.