The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Foster Johnson finished 639th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:43:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:43 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 7:21Running 1 2:48v median −0:23
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 5:37v median +0:16
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:08v median +0:19
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:43v median −0:05
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:56v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:00v median +0:11
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 6:22v median +0:32
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Block 08 18:05Running 8 7:22v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.