The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Strauss-Malcolm finished 134th of 392 men in the Open division at New York 2026, in 1:25:43, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
That was 2:27 off the time at New York 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:41v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:32v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:42v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:48v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:56v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 07 15:52Running 7 4:55v median −0:29
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:08v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 387
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 387 men who finished.