The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zia Ali & Theo Williams finished 318th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:20:36, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 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 9:54Running 1 5:43v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:57v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:56v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:56v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:00v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:55v median −0:52
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:16v median −0:31
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:31v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.