The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ruben Rodríguez Fortuna & Reynaldo Rodríguez Fortuna at Houston 2026: 1:05:10, 40th of 422 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:04, was faster than 95% 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 8:42Running 1 4:44v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:13v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:11v median −1:30
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 4:06v median −1:42
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 4:14v median −1:43
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:10v median −1:35
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:12v median −1:30
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:26v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:04
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.