The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samer Baransi & Greg Nogueira finished 144th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:12:45, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:48, was faster than 88% of the field.
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 9:38Running 1 5:34v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:39v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:03v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 5:02v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:48v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:47v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:45v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 4:49v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.