The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:51:40 at Washington DC 2026 put Michael Williams 619th of 626 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 8:38. The race faded late: the second half went 44:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 32:31 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 9:36Running 1 4:28v median +0:13
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Block 02 15:28Running 2 7:51v median +2:32
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 6:22v median +0:30
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Block 04 15:07Running 4 7:41v median +1:52
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Block 05 21:02Running 5 13:02v median +7:12
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Block 06 14:13Running 6 11:39v median +5:58
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Block 07 29:12Running 7 14:33v median +8:56
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Block 08 21:59Running 8 12:12v median +6:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 32:31
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.