The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:15 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Adam Thorpe on the age-group podium: 3rd of 14 in the 50–54 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:44 more than the average race this season, going by 406 athletes who raced both. That was 7:14 off the time at New York 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 2:34v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:31v median −0:42
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 4:52v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:06v median −0:51
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 5:05v median −0:38
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:04v median −0:40
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 5:42v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.