The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at New York 2026, Brian Simmons crossed the line in 1:26:45: 148th of 392 men, faster than 62% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:55 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
That was 7:19 off the time at New York 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 5:08v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:44v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:56v median −0:25
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 5:08v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:40v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:14v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:11v median −0:13
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 6:41v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.