The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Mcgregor finished 1,186th of 1,311 men in the Open division at Vienna 2026, in 1:49:31.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:02 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:47, behind 89% of the field.
Vienna gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 705 athletes who raced both. 33:16 faster than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 6:22v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 5:51v median +0:53
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 6:18v median +0:56
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 6:12v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:03v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:21v median +0:59
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Block 07 15:38Running 7 6:39v median +1:16
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 7:20v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.