The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:58 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Steven Smith 778th of 973 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:19 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 8:41Running 1 3:46v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 6:12v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 6:33v median +0:44
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 6:47v median +0:59
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 7:22v median +1:24
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 7:33v median +1:44
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Block 07 15:44Running 7 6:26v median +0:36
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Block 08 18:59Running 8 8:26v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:07
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.