The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nate Flecken finished 503rd of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:52:33.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:24 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 10:27Running 1 5:21v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 6:32v median +1:06
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Block 04 14:30Running 4 6:46v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:32v median +0:52
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 8:08v median +2:39
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 6:46v median +1:19
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Block 08 20:20Running 8 12:25v median +6:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:19
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.