The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Greg Hughes finished 623rd of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:32:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:24 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 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 10:00Running 1 5:07v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:10v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:04v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:25v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:05v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:14v median −0:12
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 5:24v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.