The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Johnson & Christian Saylor at Washington DC 2026: 57:27, 2nd of 258 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:43, ahead of 99% of the field.
Washington DC cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 487 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:42Running 1 2:53v median −1:33
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 3:40v median −1:47
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 3:56v median −1:54
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Block 04 6:12Running 4 3:56v median −1:51
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:57v median −1:51
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:56v median −1:46
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Block 07 6:35Running 7 3:55v median −1:46
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Block 08 7:25Running 8 3:33v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 258
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 258 men's teams who finished.