The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Welch finished 506th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:35:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 88% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 5:48 quicker than the median and 21st of 973. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:43 more than the average race this season, going by 406 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:39v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 6:00v median +0:39
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Block 03 13:03Running 3 6:42v median +0:53
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Block 04 6:34Running 4 6:29v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:30v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:15v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 6:10v median +0:20
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:33v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:34
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.