The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Jack Gense & Ethan Wilson crossed the line in 1:19:17: 291st of 727 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:52. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 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 8:51Running 1 4:58v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:04v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:28v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:42v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:22v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:42v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 5:51v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.