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Date: Aug. 22, 2026 Participant: This is Dumb V: Team 2 #686 Race: 2026 Habanero 100 Mile Relay Distance: 100.0 miles

Consistent Pacing Carries Relay Team Through Nearly 98 Grueling Miles Racing under the Habanero Hundred's signature high-noon startwhere real-feel temperatures climb past 100 degrees on deep Texas sandthis mixed relay team covered 97.79 miles in 19:21:42, good for 8th overall and 3rd in the mixed division among 25 teams. The average overall pace held at 11:52 per mile, a notable feat of consistency across nearly 20 hours of racing on a course designed so no runner is ever more than three miles from aid. Lap-by-lap splits told the story of a team managing effort deliberately rather than fading. The opening five laps clicked off at an even 11:13 min/mile pace, and while individual lap splits ranged from a brisk 8:35 to a tougher 15:23, the elapsed pace never strayed outside an 11:1212:24 min/mile band for the entire effort. That tight range across nearly 100 laps of cumulative distance reflects strong pacing discipline, particularly notable given the heat exposure built into this course's early-afternoon start. The team's placement moved throughout the day, dipping as low as 9th overall around the 78-mile mark before a strong closing sequence. The final splitan 88th lap covering ground at 9:41 min/milewas the fastest of the back half of the race and briefly vaulted the team to 2nd overall and 1st in the gender and division standings before results settled. Given how much time was banked mid-race in the 12:3014:45 min/mile range, finding ways to close that gap between fast and slow laps earlier in the effort could translate steady pacing into an even stronger final placement in future editions of this notoriously difficult 100-mile distance.