The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vlad Lia finished 173rd of 634 men in the Pro division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:11:58, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:01 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Phoenix gave the field time back: about 0:46 faster than the average race this season, by 372 athletes who raced both. That was 0:31 off the time at Dallas 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:21v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:26v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:37v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:51v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:51v median +0:03
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:07v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.