The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:51 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Sam Thomas 227th of 349 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:24 more than the average race this season, going by 169 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:04v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 4:42v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 4:45v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:47v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:51v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 4:54v median −0:08
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 5:13v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.