The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Williams finished 294th of 335 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:02:38.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:09 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:46 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Houston 2026 and Dallas 2025 were 3:20 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 12:51Running 1 7:56v median +2:42
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 7:29v median +2:30
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 8:08v median +2:43
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Block 04 18:52Running 4 10:12v median +4:46
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Block 05 15:48Running 5 10:22v median +4:46
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Block 06 10:01Running 6 8:12v median +2:48
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 8:00v median +2:38
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 8:46v median +2:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.