The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Rees finished 788th of 1,739 men in the Open division at Las Vegas 2026, in 1:29:57, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:09 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:09 faster at Las Vegas 2026 than at Dallas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:08v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:32v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:54v median −0:48
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 4:55v median −0:48
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:03v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 4:58v median −0:52
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:04v median −0:43
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 5:30v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.