The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2025, Matthew Smith crossed the line in 1:29:23: 470th of 1,005 men, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:33 on the median. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:01 faster at Houston 2025 than at Las Vegas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:46v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 6:05v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 6:26v median +0:55
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:36v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:52v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:47v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 6:47v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.