The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Nguyen took 3rd of 34 in the 40–44 age group at Houston 2026, in 1:16:12.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:20 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:58Running 1 5:17v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:35v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:41v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:52v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:47v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:53v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:44v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:16v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.