The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ethan White & Josh Smith finished 255th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:17:48, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:55 quicker than the median and 91st of 727. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:32Running 1 5:31v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:15v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:50v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 6:02v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:07v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:49v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 6:06v median +0:19
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:34v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.