The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mark Mercer at New York 2026: 1:08:37, 23rd of 273 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:20 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:40 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 85% of the field.
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 4:36v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:02v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:08v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:12v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:13v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:09v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:13v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:18v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 272
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 272 men who finished.