The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Shepherd finished 666th of 1,739 men in the Open division at Las Vegas 2026, in 1:27:05, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:37. Stronger after halfway: 2:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
That was 9:13 off the time at Barcelona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 2:42v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:28v median −0:53
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:55v median −0:47
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Block 04 13:12Running 4 5:02v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:13v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 4:58v median −0:52
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:06v median −0:41
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 5:26v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1715
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,715 men who finished.