The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Nathanael Palomino & Christian Marsh crossed the line in 1:12:10: 129th of 727 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The row was where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:38.
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 8:43Running 1 4:45v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:22v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:34v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:45v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:56v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:54v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:16v median −1:31
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 4:19v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.