The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Diaz & Mark Newkirk finished 367th of 731 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:21:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:31 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:19 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 9:34Running 1 5:18v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:05v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:29v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:36v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:47v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:34v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:44v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 6:04v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.