The race, in three figures
The race, in words
MATTHEW FOWLER finished 141st of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:21:39, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 62% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:06 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:41 behind the median.
The field ran 5:23 faster at Houston 2026 than at Houston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:48v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:06v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 5:12v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:06v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:16v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:07v median −0:20
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:23v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.