The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mario Cardenas finished 469th of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:28:02, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:07 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 9:34Running 1 4:46v median −0:40
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:13v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:32v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:24v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:55v median −0:44
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 5:43v median +0:17
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 5:07v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.