The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Salazar & Blair Wagner finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:04:37 for 37th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 93% 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 8:24Running 1 4:30v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:02v median −1:14
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:02v median −1:38
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 4:08v median −1:34
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:07v median −1:49
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 4:02v median −1:45
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:18v median −1:29
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:08v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.