The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Casey Merritt finished 494th of 947 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:27:50.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:04 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:27Running 1 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:54v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 5:47v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:43v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:17v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:23v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 6:12v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.