The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Bowles finished 331st of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:36:08.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:40 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 5:47v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:56v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:23v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:25v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:41v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:28v median +0:01
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Block 08 18:33Running 8 6:18v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.