The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, Jesus Ruiz & Rich Park crossed the line in 1:15:51: 236th of 731 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:25Running 1 4:24v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:38v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:45v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:05v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:15v median −0:50
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:23v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:09v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:34v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.