The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Steven Valentine crossed the line in 1:27:09: 445th of 1,243 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:01 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:51v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 4:50v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:43v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:52v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:51v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:58v median −0:28
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:15v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.