The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Michael Castaneda & Everardo Delgado crossed the line in 1:23:01: 358th of 727 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:58Running 1 4:59v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:12v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:53v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:25v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:43v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:42v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:34v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:15v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.