The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alejandra Barboza finished 428th of 648 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:54:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 128th of 648. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Houston gained about 1:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:24Running 1 6:42v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 6:29v median +0:44
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Block 03 15:37Running 3 7:50v median +1:44
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Block 04 14:05Running 4 7:50v median +1:43
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 8:05v median +1:41
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:33v median +1:22
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 7:25v median +1:17
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 8:27v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 638
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 638 women who finished.