The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:57 at Houston 2026 put Bjoern Steckel & Felix Harder 99th of 220 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:36 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 9:16Running 1 5:01v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:44v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:19v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:35v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:24v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:14v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:06v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:40v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.