The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:38:40 at Houston 2025 put Ben Smith 996th of 1,005 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 9:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:34 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:35Running 1 7:47v median +2:52
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 7:41v median +2:39
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Block 03 16:38Running 3 8:42v median +3:14
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Block 04 24:55Running 4 9:43v median +4:12
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Block 05 19:36Running 5 12:19v median +6:35
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Block 06 14:16Running 6 9:31v median +3:55
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Block 07 20:28Running 7 9:21v median +3:45
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Block 08 23:42Running 8 13:50v median +7:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:34
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.