The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Ryan Sommers & John Sommers crossed the line in 1:12:42: 143rd of 727 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:40. Time in the roxzone, 5:47, was faster than 88% of the field.
Houston ran slow: the 503 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:38v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:17v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:31v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:36v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:40v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:35v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:37v median −1:10
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 4:42v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.