The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Vienna 2026, Joe Phillips crossed the line in 1:24:43: 602nd of 1,311 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:23.
Vienna gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 705 athletes who raced both. 4:59 faster than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:21v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:56v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:13v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:20v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:08v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:13v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 08 14:39Running 8 5:31v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1299
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,299 men who finished.