The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexis Alvarado finished 152nd of 1,005 men in the Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:15:16, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 94% of the field.
The field ran 3:27 faster at Houston 2025 than at Dallas 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:48v median −1:07
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 3:55v median −1:07
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 4:28v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:30v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:25v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:20v median −1:16
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:31v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:53v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 993
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 993 men who finished.