The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Mantyla finished 558th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:38:47.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 347th of 973. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:56 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:44 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 8:27Running 1 3:21v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:20v median −0:01
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 6:26v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 6:43v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:31v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:56v median +0:07
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 6:23v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:33v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:35
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.