The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2025, Josh Patton crossed the line in 1:21:26: 286th of 1,005 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 92% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:09 on the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 5:02v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:35v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:49v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 6:05v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:00v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:48v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 5:36v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.