The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:00 at Houston 2026 put Erick Gonzalez 477th of 653 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:31. A harder second half: 13:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Houston 2026 and Toronto 2025 were 5:22 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 10:38Running 1 5:29v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 4:54v median −0:07
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 5:31v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 5:21v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:13v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 5:38v median +0:09
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 5:52v median +0:25
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Block 08 22:54Running 8 7:28v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:21
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.