The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Assem Essner finished 528th of 648 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:07:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:39. The race faded late: the second half went 7:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:07Running 1 6:32v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:57v median +0:12
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Block 03 16:27Running 3 6:02v median −0:04
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Block 04 15:47Running 4 5:57v median −0:10
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 5:56v median −0:28
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 5:55v median −0:16
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 5:24v median −0:44
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Block 08 26:38Running 8 5:41v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:09
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.