The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2026, Cesar Romero crossed the line in 1:32:11: 603rd of 1,243 men, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:31 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:43.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Houston 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:25v median −1:01
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 5:52v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 4:21v median −1:03
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:21v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:23v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:21v median −1:07
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:18v median −1:08
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 5:31v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.