The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Mark Metzmaier & Quentin Elmer crossed the line in 1:16:29: 228th of 727 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:44 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:07 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 9:46Running 1 5:45v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:56v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:13v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 5:14v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:26v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:18v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:16v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 5:36v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.