The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Todd Sommers finished 630th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:42:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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. Todd Sommers's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
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 9:39Running 2 6:03v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:55v median +0:06
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Block 04 15:12Running 4 6:07v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:17v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:56v median +0:07
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 5:58v median +0:08
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 6:46v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.