The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Balchunas & Liam Roache finished 327th of 731 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:19:30, faster than 55% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:48Running 1 6:42v median +1:26
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:57v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 6:06v median +0:22
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:48v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:07v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 6:03v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:37v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 5:13v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.