The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:39 at Houston 2026 put Greg Averill 848th of 1,243 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:16. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:23 faster at Houston 2026 than at Houston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:37v median +1:11
-
Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:56v median +0:55
-
Block 03 11:31Running 3 6:26v median +1:02
-
Block 04 13:08Running 4 6:24v median +0:57
-
Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:58v median +1:19
-
Block 06 9:28Running 6 6:58v median +1:30
-
Block 07 13:48Running 7 6:56v median +1:30
-
Block 08 13:48Running 8 6:44v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.