The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Herrera finished 614th of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:32:36, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:49 faster at Houston 2026 than at Houston 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 03 14:41Running 3 5:18v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 5:14v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:28v median +0:00
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 5:20v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:29v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.