The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:35 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Justin Benge 325th of 973 men in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:38. A harder second half: 4:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 406 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 2:47v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:25v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:35v median −1:14
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:46v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:00v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:43v median −1:06
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:02v median −0:48
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 6:04v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.