The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gage Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:14:44 for 60th of 653 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:03, was faster than 88% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:28v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:10v median −0:51
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:22v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:14v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:24v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:16v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:13v median −1:14
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:30v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.