The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Nelson & Fatima Nelson finished 608th of 654 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Washington DC 2026, in 2:06:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:25Running 1 6:57v median +2:02
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Block 02 11:30Running 2 8:27v median +2:28
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Block 03 14:37Running 3 8:26v median +2:05
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Block 04 14:18Running 4 8:12v median +1:52
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Block 05 14:06Running 5 8:33v median +2:07
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 8:23v median +2:01
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Block 07 16:50Running 7 9:35v median +3:14
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Block 08 20:17Running 8 13:01v median +7:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 653
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 653 mixed teams who finished.