The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Shaun Agle & Gilberto Valenzuela at Houston 2026: 1:06:31, 59th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:29, ahead of 92% 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
-
Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:31v median −1:16
-
Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:49v median −1:27
-
Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:07v median −1:33
-
Block 04 7:03Running 4 4:06v median −1:36
-
Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:09v median −1:47
-
Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:06v median −1:41
-
Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:06v median −1:41
-
Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:21v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.