The race, in three figures
The race, in words
AJ BARNES finished 394th of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:41:33.
The stations carried this race: faster than 51% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:51 on the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:57 faster at Houston 2026 than at Phoenix 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 6:14v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:12v median +1:11
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:36v median +1:10
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 6:34v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:50v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:41v median +1:12
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 6:34v median +1:07
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Block 08 15:45Running 8 7:10v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.