The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Jiang & Raymond Chen finished 306th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:19:43, faster than 58% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 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 9:44Running 1 5:42v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:31v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:46v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 6:09v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:50v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:39v median −0:08
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:35v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:42v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.