The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Jared Avery & Jeremiah Anderson crossed the line in 1:19:28: 297th of 727 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:44 on the median. A harder second half: 3:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:53Running 1 5:52v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:57v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:11v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 5:24v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:56v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:51v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 6:33v median +0:46
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:59v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.