The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Carl DeCarlo crossed the line in 1:18:13: 205th of 1,243 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:59 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:33, was faster than 91% 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 9:19Running 1 4:43v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:06v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:33v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 4:20v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:16v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:38v median −0:50
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 4:20v median −1:06
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 4:24v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.