The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben McGovern & Drew Palmer finished 279th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:18:46, faster than 62% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:30 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 10:20Running 1 5:53v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:59v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:25v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 5:22v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:43v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:24v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:20v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:18v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.