The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fernando Palencia finished 321st of 322 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:46:14.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:59. The race faded late: the second half went 24:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 18:02, behind 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 3:45v median +0:42
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Block 02 13:40Running 2 8:52v median +3:39
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Block 03 18:49Running 3 10:13v median +4:29
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Block 04 17:52Running 4 11:38v median +5:54
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Block 05 28:02Running 5 21:49v median +15:52
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Block 06 15:50Running 6 13:01v median +7:18
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Block 07 23:10Running 7 12:34v median +6:50
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Block 08 21:51Running 8 13:45v median +7:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:02
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.