The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:32 at Houston 2026 put Michael Smith 1,005th of 1,243 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:41. The race faded late: the second half went 9:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Houston 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:12v median −0:14
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:37v median +0:36
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 5:48v median +0:24
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 6:06v median +0:39
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:25v median +0:46
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Block 06 10:34Running 6 8:27v median +2:59
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 8:20v median +2:54
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Block 08 20:40Running 8 9:22v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.