The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Thomas finished 195th of 349 men in the Pro division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:28:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:23. Stronger after halfway: 3:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 169 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:24 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:50Running 1 2:29v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:04v median −0:26
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:50v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 4:41v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 5:17v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 346
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 346 men who finished.