The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Duane Gilson finished 800th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:56:14.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:17 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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. An improvement of 39:15 on Rimini 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:18v median +1:07
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Block 02 10:50Running 2 7:02v median +1:41
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 7:23v median +1:34
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Block 04 15:54Running 4 7:44v median +1:56
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 8:08v median +2:10
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Block 06 11:04Running 6 8:21v median +2:32
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 8:18v median +2:28
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 8:37v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.