The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelsey Ball finished 422nd of 530 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:06:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:45, behind 94% of the field.
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 11:30Running 1 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 02 10:22Running 2 6:53v median +0:44
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Block 03 14:28Running 3 8:00v median +1:30
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Block 04 16:07Running 4 7:57v median +1:23
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Block 05 17:28Running 5 10:06v median +3:31
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 8:19v median +1:47
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 8:31v median +2:03
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Block 08 18:14Running 8 8:15v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:45
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.