The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Niklason finished 199th of 455 men in the Pro division at New York 2026, in 1:22:02, faster than 56% of the field.
The sled push was where this race was made, 0:37 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:29 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse 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. That was 9:38 off the time at Boston 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:12v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 3:59v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 4:20v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:30v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:40v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 4:42v median −0:08
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 5:52v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.