The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Howell finished 953rd of 1,243 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:48:07.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:11. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:27 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:53v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 5:55v median +0:31
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 6:05v median +0:38
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:10v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:28v median +1:00
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:47v median +0:21
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 6:13v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.