The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Brandon McPherson & William Dwyer crossed the line in 1:23:16: 363rd of 727 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:56 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 9:28Running 1 5:27v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:55v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 6:50v median +1:10
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 7:14v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:55v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 6:07v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:59v median +0:12
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 5:50v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.