The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Blake Patterson crossed the line in 1:29:14: 508th of 1,243 men, faster than 59% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:07v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 5:47v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:17v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:13v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:59v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 5:21v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.