The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Short finished 95th of 335 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:24:26, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:22 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:50v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:16v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:23v median −1:02
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 4:44v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:43v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:36v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:30v median −0:52
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 4:55v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.