The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Garcia won the 50–54 age group at Houston 2026 in 1:10:43, first of 27.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:56 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:06, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 5:36 faster at Houston 2026 than at Anaheim 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:17v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:48v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:01v median −1:25
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 3:57v median −1:28
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:06v median −1:34
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 3:58v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 3:58v median −1:29
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:08v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.