The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Johnny Schmelling finished 322nd of 322 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:51:50.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 19:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 27:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 20:28 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:44 more than the average race this season, going by 406 athletes who raced both. Johnny Schmelling's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:01v median +0:58
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Block 02 13:29Running 2 7:34v median +2:21
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Block 03 15:34Running 3 7:58v median +2:14
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Block 04 21:35Running 4 9:01v median +3:17
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Block 05 14:47Running 5 8:37v median +2:40
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Block 06 11:37Running 6 8:45v median +3:02
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Block 07 26:44Running 7 10:02v median +4:18
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Block 08 38:40Running 8 11:02v median +4:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:28
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.