The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:28:15 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Brian Smith 945th of 973 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:52. The race faded late: the second half went 17:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:58, behind 87% of the field.
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 9:01Running 1 4:05v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 6:51v median +1:30
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 7:57v median +2:08
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Block 04 21:48Running 4 7:26v median +1:38
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Block 05 13:38Running 5 8:16v median +2:18
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 8:11v median +2:22
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Block 07 20:00Running 7 7:53v median +2:03
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Block 08 35:22Running 8 18:23v median +12:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:58
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.