The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua akerman & Nathan Woodridge finished in the top 10% of the field at Houston 2026, in 1:07:33 for 70th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:53, ahead of 98% 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 8:51Running 1 4:48v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 4:16v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:31v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:23v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:17v median −1:39
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:19v median −1:28
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:22v median −1:25
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:16v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.