The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Daniel Mesa at Salt Lake City 2026: 1:14:39, 24th of 322 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 69% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 4:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:43 more than the average race this season, going by 406 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:04v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 5:04v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 5:27v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:36v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:28v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:11v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:24v median −0:20
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 5:10v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 317
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 317 men who finished.