The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Patterson finished 131st of 455 men in the Pro division at New York 2026, in 1:16:50, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
New York cost the whole field time: about 2:17 more than the average race this season, going by 379 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:31v median −0:08
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:49v median +1:26
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:58v median +1:13
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 6:03v median +1:18
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:06v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:13v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 5:24v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.