The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Gabriel Ruiz & David Daucousse Rodriguez crossed the line in 1:09:30: 92nd of 727 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:51, was faster than 87% 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 8:50Running 1 4:55v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:20v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:39v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 4:35v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:51v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:38v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 4:25v median −1:22
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:51v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.