The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Las Vegas 2026, Brian Taylor & Michael Matlock crossed the line in 1:21:29: 492nd of 1,006 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:41 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Las Vegas cost the whole field time: about 2:25 more than the average race this season, going by 440 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 6:29v median +2:50
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:29v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:50v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 5:49v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:02v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:41v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:45v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:32v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 998
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 998 men's teams who finished.