The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Collett finished 542nd of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:37:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:25 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 7:41Running 1 2:48v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:07v median −1:14
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:18v median −0:31
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 5:16v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:38v median −0:20
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 5:11v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 5:17v median −0:33
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 6:42v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:10
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.