The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:16:59 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Prem kumar Akula 310th of 322 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:29, behind 94% of the field.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 406 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:44 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Prem kumar Akula.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 4:24v median +1:21
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Block 02 13:20Running 2 7:31v median +2:18
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Block 03 16:14Running 3 8:40v median +2:56
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Block 04 15:34Running 4 8:23v median +2:39
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Block 05 14:54Running 5 9:01v median +3:04
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 7:42v median +1:59
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Block 07 18:08Running 7 8:14v median +2:30
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Block 08 22:01Running 8 12:20v median +6:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:29
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.