The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mars Mederos finished 580th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:39:42.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:37. A harder second half: 4:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:20Running 1 2:38v median −0:33
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:20v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 6:03v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:48v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:06v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:52v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:49v median −0:01
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Block 08 20:01Running 8 6:17v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.