The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:00 at Phoenix 2026 put Matthew Bickel 529th of 634 men in the Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:23 on the median. A harder second half: 1:58 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 10:42Running 1 6:32v median +2:18
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 6:19v median +2:03
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:29v median +1:48
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 6:38v median +1:56
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 7:11v median +2:22
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 7:01v median +2:19
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 7:22v median +2:34
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 7:59v median +2:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.