The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meagan McHale finished 496th of 648 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:02:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:22. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Houston ran fast: the 654 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:14Running 1 6:10v median +0:03
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 03 16:07Running 3 6:15v median +0:09
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Block 04 16:27Running 4 6:14v median +0:07
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 6:45v median +0:21
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 6:31v median +0:20
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 7:04v median +0:56
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Block 08 20:47Running 8 8:07v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.