The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cesar Aponte finished 959th of 973 men in the Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:40:42.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:49. The race faded late: the second half went 46:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 18:12, behind 93% of the field.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 406 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:44 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 3:52v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:45v median +0:24
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Block 03 12:30Running 3 6:03v median +0:14
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Block 04 15:03Running 4 8:08v median +2:20
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Block 05 26:49Running 5 20:36v median +14:38
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Block 06 20:39Running 6 16:51v median +11:02
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Block 07 22:36Running 7 16:59v median +11:09
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Block 08 27:00Running 8 16:04v median +9:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:12
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.