The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, David Berta & Ryder Needham crossed the line in 1:13:16: 178th of 731 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 64% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Houston. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 5:01v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 5:01v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 6:04v median +0:20
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:37v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:33v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:30v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 5:36v median −0:20
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 5:31v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.