The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:45 at Houston 2026 put Vladimir Draper 537th of 653 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 14:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 15:53 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Houston 2026 than at Dallas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 6:27v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 6:03v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:16v median +0:51
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 6:56v median +1:16
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 6:56v median +1:27
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 7:16v median +1:49
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Block 08 21:15Running 8 14:38v median +8:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:53
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.