The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Ayala finished 492nd of 530 women in the Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:31:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:53, behind 94% of the field.
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 12:22Running 1 5:39v median +0:44
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Block 02 12:15Running 2 7:56v median +1:47
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Block 03 17:25Running 3 8:28v median +1:58
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Block 04 21:07Running 4 8:54v median +2:20
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Block 05 17:35Running 5 10:53v median +4:18
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Block 06 15:46Running 6 12:39v median +6:07
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Block 07 18:01Running 7 9:26v median +2:58
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Block 08 21:46Running 8 9:53v median +3:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:53
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.