The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xavier Fajardo finished 571st of 1,005 men in the Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:33:48.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:00 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 9:34Running 1 4:30v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:41v median −0:21
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 5:12v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:22v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:07v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:26v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:21v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 5:50v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:00
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.