The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Las Vegas 2026, Kyle Laird crossed the line in 1:31:50: 867th of 1,739 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:32 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:46 faster at Las Vegas 2026 than at Phoenix 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 2:48v median −0:37
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:39v median −0:42
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:59v median −0:43
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:11v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:53v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:47v median −0:03
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Block 07 13:06Running 7 6:07v median +0:20
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 6:17v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.