The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nate Shaffer finished 476th of 634 men in the Pro division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:31:52.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:13. A harder second half: 5:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Phoenix gave the field time back: about 0:46 faster than the average race this season, by 372 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:38v median +0:24
-
Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:35v median +0:19
-
Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:26v median +0:45
-
Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:14v median +0:32
-
Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:20v median +0:31
-
Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:15v median +0:33
-
Block 07 13:00Running 7 5:50v median +1:02
-
Block 08 15:24Running 8 6:38v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.