The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:31 at Houston 2026 put Elijah Smith 776th of 1,243 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:47 quicker than the median and 127th of 1,243. The race faded late: the second half went 6:06 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 10:58Running 1 6:22v median +0:56
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:02v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:14v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:29v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:47v median +1:19
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 6:35v median +1:09
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 8:41v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.