The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alec Mandell finished 605th of 1,005 men in the Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:35:13.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:59 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:11v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 6:06v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:23v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:16v median +0:40
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:01v median +0:25
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 8:57v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.