The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcos Merritt took 2nd of 66 in the 16–24 age group at Phoenix 2026, in 59:55.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:00 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:01, ahead of 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:19 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Dallas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:34v median −1:23
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 3:43v median −1:13
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 3:56v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:37Running 4 4:00v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:12v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 4:02v median −1:20
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 4:09v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:22v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.