The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Blake Groves took 3rd of 61 in the 25–29 age group at Houston 2026, in 1:06:49.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:49 quicker than the median and 36th of 335. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:52, ahead of 87% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:04v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:52v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:53Running 3 4:02v median −1:23
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:17v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:12v median −1:24
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:47v median −1:37
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:51v median −1:31
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 4:20v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 335
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 335 men who finished.