The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ik Okafor & Chris Emesih finished 656th of 727 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:46:12.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Houston ran slow: the 503 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:48v median +0:01
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 7:56v median +2:40
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 8:40v median +3:00
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 8:34v median +2:52
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Block 05 13:47Running 5 9:09v median +3:13
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 8:36v median +2:49
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 9:53v median +4:06
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 9:47v median +3:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.