The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justin Ponce & Prudencio J. Ramos III finished 528th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:32:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:31Running 1 5:26v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:46v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 6:35v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 6:15v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:14v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:17v median +0:30
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 6:18v median +0:31
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 6:36v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.