The race, in three figures
Field beaten
90%
Runs
90%
Stations
Biggest gain
80m Burpee Broad Jump
−1:46
v median
129/1243
Rank
Biggest loss
1000m SkiErg
−0:14
v median
313/1243
Rank
The race, in words
Jacob Mertens finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:12:58 for 104th of 1,243 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:46 quicker than the median and 129th of 1,243.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:32v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:01v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:17v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:21v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:34v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:19v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:21v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 4:38v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:42
0:10
0:32
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:34
0:03
0:31
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:39
0:07
0:32
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:35
0:22
0:13
B5 · 1000m Row
0:53
0:26
0:27
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:10
0:44
0:26
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:43
0:49
0:54
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 19:45 ahead
Elsewhere
Source Unofficial
Event
Houston 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI13C8
Measured against
Men · n = 1243