The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Edwards finished 597th of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:32:01, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:38 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:07. A harder second half: 4:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:30Running 1 4:53v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:29v median −0:32
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:12v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 5:33v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:42v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:15v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:27v median +0:01
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 5:50v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.