The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:36 at Houston 2026 put Matt Garrison & Joshua Smith 410th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:08 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field 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 11:38Running 1 6:49v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:33v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:25v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:13v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:18v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:54v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:03v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 5:54v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.