The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lam Pham finished 559th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:38:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:15. A harder second half: 8:11 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 2:44 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:08v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:13v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:15v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:12v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:57v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 5:47v median −0:02
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Block 07 12:34Running 7 5:57v median +0:07
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Block 08 17:29Running 8 7:07v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.