The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Groose won the 45–49 age group at New York 2026 in 1:05:32, first of 20.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:17 quicker than the median and 60th of 455. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:41, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in New York. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:17. That was 3:23 off the time at Chicago 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:53v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:27v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 3:59v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:46v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 3:56v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:51v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 3:52v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:50v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 451
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 451 men who finished.