The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Paden Powell & Jamie Taylor crossed the line in 1:21:29: 335th of 727 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:36 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Houston. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 6:25v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:37v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:50v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:50v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:38v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:41v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:32v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 5:35v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.