The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Lai finished 299th of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:33:30, faster than 54% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:00 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:13 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Houston 2026 and Houston 2025 were 5:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:46v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:21v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:36v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:43v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:50v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:19v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:55v median +0:28
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:40v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.