The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:27 at Houston 2026 put Mike Gierke 243rd of 1,243 men in the Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:15, was faster than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:25v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:57v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:30v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:35v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:25v median −1:03
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 4:29v median −0:57
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 4:41v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.