The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shariq Khan finished 272nd of 947 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:19:22, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:50 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:19 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Dallas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:11v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:34v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:30v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:38v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:35v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:46v median −0:37
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 5:02v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 941
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 941 men who finished.