The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel tuite & paul flynn finished 267th of 422 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:27:54.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:00. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:53Running 1 5:29v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:59v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:07v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:43v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:45v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:16v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.