The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Cook finished 609th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:41:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:12 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. 6:26 slower than at Dallas 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:16v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:13v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:32v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:42v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:08v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:22v median +0:33
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 6:31v median +0:41
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Block 08 17:49Running 8 7:03v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.