The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Mathew Davis & Nick Balke crossed the line in 1:21:22: 180th of 422 men's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 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 10:20Running 1 6:16v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:32v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:44v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:51v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:59v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:50v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:05v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.