The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:31:39 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Matthew Mitchell 950th of 973 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 12:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:00 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. 1:13:39 slower than at Houston 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 3:51v median +0:40
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Block 02 14:32Running 2 9:49v median +4:28
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Block 03 18:05Running 3 11:22v median +5:33
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Block 04 21:14Running 4 11:49v median +6:01
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Block 05 14:34Running 5 8:14v median +2:16
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Block 06 11:18Running 6 7:51v median +2:02
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Block 07 19:49Running 7 12:29v median +6:39
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Block 08 29:16Running 8 8:50v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:35
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.