The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Washington DC 2026, Melissa Croslow crossed the line in 1:43:17: 236th of 530 women, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 2:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 5:45v median +0:50
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 6:53v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 6:44v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 6:48v median +0:14
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 7:00v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:24v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 6:32v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:17v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 530
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 530 women who finished.