The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Dedrick & Thomas Ackerson finished 190th of 422 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:22:04, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston ran slow: the 503 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:33v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:03v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 5:20v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:19v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:41v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:33v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:17v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.