The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elian De La Paz & Eliseo Ortiz finished 85th of 422 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:12:12, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:23Running 1 4:26v median −1:25
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:25v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:46v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:35v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:48v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:42v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:39v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:00v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.