The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Ionesco at Houston 2026: 1:04:35, 22nd of 1,243 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:53 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:32 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:50, was faster than 98% of the field.
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 8:03Running 1 3:53v median −1:33
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 3:37v median −1:24
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 3:57v median −1:27
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:12v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:16v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:01v median −1:27
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:13v median −1:13
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:12v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1231
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,231 men who finished.