The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Sands finished 516th of 634 men in the Pro division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:35:52.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:22 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
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:22v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:43v median +1:27
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 6:21v median +1:40
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 6:18v median +1:36
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:44v median +1:55
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:22v median +1:40
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 6:29v median +1:41
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 7:11v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.