The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Rojas & Arturo Banda finished 417th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:25:54.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:04Running 1 6:43v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:54v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 6:13v median +0:33
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 6:04v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:51v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:20v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:35v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:34v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.