The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Skyler Seidman & Parker Simmons at Houston 2026: 1:07:54, 76th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:31, ahead of 92% of the field.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 503 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:52v median −0:55
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:20v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:24v median −1:16
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:17v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:32v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:23v median −1:24
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 4:21v median −1:26
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 4:37v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.