The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:22 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Aaron Zahn 319th of 973 men in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:41 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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. That was 3:34 off the time at Houston 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:38v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:11v median −1:10
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:39v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 5:19v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:31v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:07v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:15v median −0:35
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:57v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.