The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Mercado & Alexa Folk finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:10:30 for 116th of 1,215 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:12, was faster than 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:24v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:56v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:58v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:52v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 5:05v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:50v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:45v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:52v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1212
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,212 mixed teams who finished.