The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:54 at Houston 2026 put Ali Erkin & Oliver Finney 99th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:36, was faster than 91% 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 8:58Running 1 4:52v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:19v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:37v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:36v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:29v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:43v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 4:40v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.