The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, Kristen Walla & Ashston Lopez crossed the line in 1:28:51: 378th of 808 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:44 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 419 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:44v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:53v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:53v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 6:26v median −0:05
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:06v median −0:35
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:12v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 6:18v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 6:38v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 805
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 805 women's teams who finished.