The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Sean Pappolla & Benjamin Rozen crossed the line in 1:22:56: 200th of 422 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:41 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:31Running 1 5:18v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:47v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:47v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 6:04v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:47v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.