The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tianyang Zhao finished 457th of 616 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:46:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 6:57. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:07v median −0:53
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 03 17:51Running 3 6:11v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 5:33v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:39v median −0:08
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 6:44v median +1:05
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 4:25v median −1:15
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 5:47v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.