The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, Stephen Goetz & Spencer Goetz crossed the line in 1:20:13: 340th of 731 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:37. Stronger after halfway: 3:36 better against the middle of the field 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 9:12Running 1 4:59v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:12v median −0:11
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 5:17v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 5:15v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:33v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:30v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:53v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.