The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, Alejandro Martinez & Matthew Blair crossed the line in 1:11:10: 135th of 731 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 90% of the field.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 3:14 more than the average race this season, going by 368 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:35v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:40v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:45v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:55v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:58v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:56v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:50v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 729
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 729 men's teams who finished.