The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kyle Fitzgerald & Darren Hieber finished 170th of 252 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Houston 2026, in 1:18:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:02 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston gave the field time back: about 2:05 faster than the average race this season, by 108 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:47v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:15v median −0:07
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 4:33v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:44v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:30v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:39v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 4:48v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 251
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 251 men's teams who finished.