The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jesse Solano Padilla finished 233rd of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:28:07, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:15 on the median. A harder second half: 6:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Houston 2026 than at Dallas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:08v median −1:14
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:06v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:30v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:45v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 6:14v median +0:47
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 7:14v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.