The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Nicholas Ramos crossed the line in 1:21:22: 291st of 1,243 men, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 4:00 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:22Running 1 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 7:16v median +2:15
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:25v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:26v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:02v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:59v median +0:33
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 6:11v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.