The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Renkens won the 50–54 age group at Phoenix 2026 in 1:06:53, first of 28.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:17, was faster than 88% of the field.
The field ran 1:38 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Boston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:03v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:55v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:09v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:09v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:12v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:20v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:37v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 633
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 633 men who finished.