The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Mike Melendez & Chris Gilmer crossed the line in 1:19:07: 157th of 422 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 47th of 422.
This was a slow day in Houston. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 5:35v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 5:05v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:46v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:51v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:27v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:23v median +0:38
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:51v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:55v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.