The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitchell Rice finished in the top 10% of the field at Athens 2026, in 1:05:20 for 37th of 616 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:28 quicker than the median and 103rd of 616. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:54, ahead of 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Athens gained about 1:07. 2:13 slower than at Cardiff 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:22v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:41v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:50v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 3:50v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:43v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 3:40v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 4:06v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.