The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Adam Ellender crossed the line in 1:26:41: 434th of 1,243 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:11 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:34. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:33v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:08v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:06v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 4:56v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.