The race, in three figures
The race, in words
58:50 won the Open division at Athens 2026 for Gary Pettigrew, first of 616 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:29 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:39, ahead of 99% of the field.
Athens gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 284 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:01v median −1:14
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:23v median −1:14
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 3:36v median −1:23
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Block 04 6:33Running 4 3:32v median −1:23
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:35v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:05Running 6 3:34v median −1:20
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 3:35v median −1:17
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Block 08 7:33Running 8 3:36v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.