The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Norman Chu finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:13:44 for 118th of 1,243 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:45 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:22, was faster than 93% of the field.
The field ran 2:35 faster at Houston 2026 than at Las Vegas 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:25v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:03v median −0:58
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:13v median −1:11
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 4:17v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:28v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:25v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:24v median −1:02
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 4:34v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.