The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nilay Patel finished 495th of 762 men in the Open division at Abu Dhabi 2026, in 1:37:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:52 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 4:58v median −0:17
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 4:46v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 4:51v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 4:56v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 4:58v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 5:40v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 703
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 703 men who finished.