The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Cesar Riojas & Gerardo Gutierrez crossed the line in 1:10:17: 104th of 727 men's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:37 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 4:34v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:30v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:04v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:43v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:41v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:42v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:37v median −1:10
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:47v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.