The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Angel Valdivia finished in the top 10% of the field at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:09:12 for 28th of 973 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:35 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:21, ahead of 98% of the field.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 406 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:44 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 6:35 on Puebla 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:43Running 1 2:33v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:12v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:28v median −1:21
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:30v median −1:18
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:30v median −1:28
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:20v median −1:29
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:21v median −1:29
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:40v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 950
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 950 men who finished.