The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:37 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Ej Michels 105th of 322 men in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 88% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:20 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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. 6:02 slower than at Houston 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:36v median +2:33
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:03v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:44v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:40v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:08v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:41v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 6:12v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 6:38v median +0:25
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.