The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Tom Watsabaugh & Steven Benjamin crossed the line in 1:12:18: 133rd of 727 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:54 quicker than the median and 96th of 727. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:37 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 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 8:45Running 1 4:49v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:14v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:42v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:50v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 5:00v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:01v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 5:04v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:21v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.