The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, Vikram Lalwani crossed the line in 1:33:06: 440th of 973 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:54 behind the median.
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. 4:55 slower than at New York 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:05v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 4:59v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:30v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:24v median −0:24
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:44v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:19v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 5:25v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 5:32v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.