The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Merdink finished 329th of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:22:37, faster than 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Houston 2026 and Dallas 2025 were 3:20 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:15v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:40v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:07v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:51v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:42v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:18v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.