The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Rogelio Estrada Jr & Ditchard Newby crossed the line in 1:07:39: 54th of 422 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% 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, 5:37, was faster than 90% of the field.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 503 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:14v median −1:37
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:58v median −1:23
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:04v median −1:37
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:23v median −1:25
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:20v median −1:37
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:05v median −1:40
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:15v median −1:27
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:25v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.