The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Cleary finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:12:25 for 93rd of 1,243 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:39, ahead of 90% 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 8:22Running 1 3:57v median −1:29
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 3:33v median −1:28
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 3:57v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 3:50v median −1:37
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 3:47v median −1:52
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 3:43v median −1:45
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 3:48v median −1:38
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 3:54v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.