The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Michael Gordon crossed the line in 1:27:01: 443rd of 1,243 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:53 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median.
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 9:46Running 1 5:11v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:40v median −0:21
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 4:45v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:42v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:41v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:32v median −0:54
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 4:43v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.