The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvin Holloway & Christian Gordon finished 396th of 422 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:53:32.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:38, behind 96% of the field.
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 10:32Running 1 6:07v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 6:23v median +1:02
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 7:02v median +1:21
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 10:36v median +4:48
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Block 05 15:59Running 5 11:16v median +5:19
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:25v median +1:40
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Block 07 15:15Running 7 11:30v median +5:48
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 7:41v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:38
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.