The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Irish finished 493rd of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:35:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 33% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:32 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Salt Lake City. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:44. 2:07 slower than at Las Vegas 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:32v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:15v median +0:26
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 6:33v median +0:45
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:54v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:28v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 6:52v median +1:02
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:38v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.