The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:30 at Houston 2025 put Blake Birtcher & Curtis Birtcher 386th of 731 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:33. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:25Running 1 5:23v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:11v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:46v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 5:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:19v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:53v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:35v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:56v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.