The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Tomoki Mita & Naoyuki Tani crossed the line in 1:21:23: 181st of 422 men's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:58. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:34 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 9:17Running 1 4:55v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:13v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 6:02v median +0:21
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 5:46v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:32v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:06v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:38v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:41v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.