The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Fitzpatrick finished 154th of 947 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:13:55, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:08 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 10:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:39 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:39v median −1:18
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:30v median −1:26
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 3:50v median −1:27
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 3:49v median −1:28
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 3:54v median −1:38
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:40v median −1:42
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Block 07 16:12Running 7 3:49v median −1:34
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 5:15v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.