The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:08:40 at Phoenix 2026 put Jason Lipsky 573rd of 616 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:42, behind 90% of the field.
The field ran 1:04 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Los Angeles 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:32Running 1 6:44v median +1:44
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 6:18v median +1:10
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 6:35v median +1:00
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Block 04 15:32Running 4 8:08v median +2:35
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Block 05 15:25Running 5 9:17v median +3:30
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Block 06 10:31Running 6 7:53v median +2:14
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Block 07 19:41Running 7 9:56v median +4:16
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Block 08 20:40Running 8 11:32v median +5:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:42
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.