The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Nikitaides finished 671st of 947 men in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:37:43.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:59. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:36 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Las Vegas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:31v median +0:34
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:15v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:26v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:37v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:43v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:29v median +0:07
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 6:16v median +0:53
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 7:00v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.