The race, in three figures
The race, in words
JOSHUA SMITH finished 533rd of 762 men in the Open division at Abu Dhabi 2026, in 1:40:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:59v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:17v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:26v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:36v median +1:22
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:24v median +2:12
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:35v median +0:22
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Block 08 20:47Running 8 12:10v median +5:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.