The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Blake Rhodes finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:12:14 for 92nd of 1,243 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:13 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:55, was faster than 86% of the field.
The field ran 2:26 faster at Houston 2026 than at Boston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:07v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:15v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:17v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:40v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:29v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:32v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:56v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.