The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:20 at Washington DC 2026 put Michael Olerta & Matthew Macdonald 142nd of 258 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:09. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 4:47v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:13v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:12v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:08v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:07v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:29v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:41v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:10v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.