The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:06 at Houston 2026 put Scott Ekpe & Julien Kafo 259th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:11Running 1 5:16v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:33v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:56v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:18v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:10v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:37v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 6:34v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.