The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merce Lara finished 598th of 653 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:12:37.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 5:59 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:15 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:29Running 1 7:18v median +1:56
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Block 02 10:32Running 2 6:22v median +1:21
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Block 03 16:56Running 3 6:53v median +1:27
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 7:55v median +2:30
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Block 05 15:05Running 5 9:11v median +3:31
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 7:07v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 6:58v median +1:31
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Block 08 20:50Running 8 10:24v median +4:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 26:00
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.