The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alec Alvarez & Luis Uttley at Houston 2026: 1:06:10, 57th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 4:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:27, ahead of 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 8:30Running 1 4:22v median −1:25
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:57v median −1:19
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:18v median −1:22
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:17v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:16v median −1:40
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:18v median −1:29
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:58v median −1:49
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Block 08 7:48Running 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.