The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Essence Coggins finished 354th of 530 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 1:54:49.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:42 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Washington DC gave the field time back: about 2:22 faster than the average race this season, by 719 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 4:57v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 6:04v median −0:05
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 7:08v median +0:38
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Block 04 15:14Running 4 7:16v median +0:42
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Block 05 13:46Running 5 7:57v median +1:22
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Block 06 14:27Running 6 12:29v median +5:57
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 7:12v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 7:16v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.