The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Baarson finished 243rd of 349 men in the Pro division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:34:44.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:33 quicker than the median and 119th of 349. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:00 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:55 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. 4:44 slower than at Phoenix 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 5:43v median +3:02
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 5:53v median +1:23
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:45v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:12v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:12v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:51v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:10v median +0:08
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Block 08 16:18Running 8 5:43v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.