The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Michael Tran crossed the line in 1:31:03: 574th of 1,243 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:18 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:43Running 1 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:59v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 5:38v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:30v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:25v median −0:03
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:21v median −0:05
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 5:55v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.