The race, in three figures
The race, in words
56:39 won the Open division at Phoenix 2026 for Zach Cygan, first of 947 men.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:35, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 4:01 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:20v median −1:37
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:15v median −1:41
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 3:19v median −1:58
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Block 04 5:25Running 4 3:18v median −1:59
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:19v median −2:13
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:19v median −2:03
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Block 07 5:58Running 7 3:18v median −2:05
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Block 08 7:20Running 8 3:29v median −2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 941
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 941 men who finished.