The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wes Owens finished 235th of 335 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:43:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 9:14 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Houston 2026 and Las Vegas 2026 were 2:35 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:13v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:47v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:01v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:32v median +0:06
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 6:40v median +1:04
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:26v median +0:02
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Block 07 20:33Running 7 5:40v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 6:39v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.