The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sean Wade & Norman Chu at Houston 2026: 59:39, 12th of 422 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 79% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:15, was faster than 99% of the field.
Houston ran slow: the 503 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 4:05v median −1:46
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Block 02 5:13Running 2 3:36v median −1:45
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 3:41v median −2:00
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:42v median −2:06
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Block 05 7:49Running 5 3:41v median −2:16
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:48v median −1:57
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:50v median −1:52
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 3:58v median −2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 418
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 418 men's teams who finished.