The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Saldana finished 875th of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:43:44.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:05 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
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 5:17v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:20v median −0:07
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:49v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:22v median −0:06
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:29v median +0:03
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 6:17v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:33
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.