The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:07:24 at Washington DC 2026 put Shihan Liu 425th of 530 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. 18:49 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Washington DC gained about 2:22. 13:37 slower than at Beijing I 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 4:35v median −0:20
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Block 02 10:49Running 2 6:57v median +0:48
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Block 03 16:25Running 3 8:26v median +1:56
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 8:38v median +2:04
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Block 05 16:28Running 5 8:40v median +2:05
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Block 06 12:12Running 6 9:58v median +3:26
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:59v median +0:31
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 6:48v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:49
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.