The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Robbie Maldonado & Xavier Hughey crossed the line in 1:14:54: 193rd of 727 men's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:37Running 1 5:45v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:49v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 5:08v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:49v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:16v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 6:08v median +0:21
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:27v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.