The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Whelan finished 475th of 616 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:48:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:05. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 5:21v median +0:21
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 5:23v median +0:15
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 5:45v median +0:10
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:36v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 5:51v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:56v median +0:17
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 5:52v median +0:12
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Block 08 18:17Running 8 6:46v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.