The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Schaefer finished 431st of 947 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:25:14, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:43 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:27v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:52v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:05v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:14v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:13v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:05v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:34v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.