The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:20:49 at Vienna 2026 put vijay poptani 1,300th of 1,311 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 5:19 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 18:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. 9:35 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 16:28Running 1 11:08v median +5:39
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Block 02 16:43Running 2 10:43v median +5:45
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Block 03 21:24Running 3 11:41v median +6:19
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Block 04 19:07Running 4 11:36v median +6:13
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Block 05 13:23Running 5 7:51v median +2:21
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 7:25v median +2:03
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Block 07 14:15Running 7 6:45v median +1:22
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Block 08 19:02Running 8 7:57v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.