The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gene Smith finished 286th of 322 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:02:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 13:26 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 19:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:00Running 1 2:57v median −0:06
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 5:01v median −0:43
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Block 04 15:56Running 4 5:16v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:15v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:14v median −0:29
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Block 07 21:19Running 7 6:01v median +0:17
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Block 08 29:02Running 8 7:24v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.