The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, Ryan Connelly & Damien Gutierrez crossed the line in 1:14:29: 202nd of 731 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:39. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston ran slow: the 368 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:14 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 4:12v median −1:04
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:33v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:57v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:02v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:17v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:10v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:21v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 5:43v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.