The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Derek Beckstrand finished 257th of 322 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:51:48.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 406 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:26v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 03 13:30Running 3 6:19v median +0:35
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 6:11v median +0:27
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Block 05 12:23Running 5 6:32v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:37v median +0:54
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Block 07 15:14Running 7 6:40v median +0:56
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Block 08 17:51Running 8 8:12v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:55
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.