The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucas Smith & David Smith finished 469th of 731 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:26:30.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. A harder second half: 4:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:01 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Houston. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:52v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:05v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:12v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:21v median −0:44
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:23v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:58v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 6:26v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:01
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.