The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Lai finished 604th of 1,005 men in the Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:35:12.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:52. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:55 faster at Houston 2025 than at Houston 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 5:03v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 5:19v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 5:19v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:32v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:30v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:20v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 6:40v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.