The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bengel finished 399th of 616 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:39:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:58v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:18v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:57v median +0:22
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Block 04 13:39Running 4 5:59v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:05v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:47v median +0:08
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 6:07v median +0:27
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Block 08 17:55Running 8 6:35v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 608
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 608 men who finished.