The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:48 at Houston 2026 put Brian Schmidt 781st of 1,243 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:49 quicker than the median and 245th of 1,243. Stronger after halfway: 3:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Houston 2026 and New York 2025 were 1:55 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:42Running 1 6:38v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 6:08v median +1:07
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 6:18v median +0:54
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:26v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:23v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:30v median +1:02
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 6:33v median +1:07
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 7:17v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.