The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Elijah Watson at Houston 2026: 1:09:58, 66th of 1,243 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:03, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:57 faster at Houston 2026 than at Phoenix 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:17v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:21v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:20v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:22v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:24v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:22v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:32v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.