The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Roberts finished 227th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:23:02, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Salt Lake City. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:44. 6:08 slower than at Las Vegas 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:25v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:13v median −1:08
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:03v median −0:46
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 4:54v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:05v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:58v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:52v median −0:58
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 4:47v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 950
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 950 men who finished.