The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Todd Spaulding & Omar Yehia finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:02:01 for 15th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 79% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 99% 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 8:16Running 1 4:16v median −1:31
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:48v median −1:28
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 4:01v median −1:39
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 4:01v median −1:41
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:06v median −1:50
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 4:02v median −1:45
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:06v median −1:41
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:04v median −1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 725
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 725 men's teams who finished.