The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Farokh Herfat finished 337th of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:22:53, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse 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 8:40Running 1 4:14v median −1:12
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:08v median −0:53
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:23v median −1:01
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:33v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:51v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:19v median −1:09
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 4:58v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.