The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Peyton Phillips & Spencer Trussell Trussell crossed the line in 1:09:59: 39th of 220 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:40. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse 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 7:46Running 1 4:01v median −1:33
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 3:44v median −1:22
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 4:18v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:19v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:19v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:16v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:22v median −1:12
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 4:43v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 220
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 220 men's teams who finished.