The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:12:38 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Wayne Richard 903rd of 973 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:34. A harder second half: 16:45 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. 20:47 slower than at Phoenix 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 3:57v median +0:46
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 6:48v median +1:27
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 7:21v median +1:32
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 7:56v median +2:08
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Block 05 15:15Running 5 9:51v median +3:53
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 8:46v median +2:57
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 8:39v median +2:49
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Block 08 21:21Running 8 10:40v median +4:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 23:35
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.