The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:44 at Phoenix 2026 put Collin Hightower 519th of 616 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:02. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:35 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Anaheim 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:13Running 1 6:15v median +1:15
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 5:51v median +0:43
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Block 03 13:05Running 3 5:53v median +0:18
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Block 04 14:22Running 4 5:41v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:08v median +0:21
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 6:06v median +0:27
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Block 07 15:17Running 7 6:17v median +0:37
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Block 08 19:22Running 8 6:54v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.