The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Grace finished 199th of 335 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:36:51.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:46Running 1 5:30v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:09v median −0:16
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Block 04 14:05Running 4 5:19v median −0:07
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:28v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:15v median +0:51
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 6:15v median +0:53
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 7:45v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.