The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wei Zhao finished 607th of 648 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:30:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 22% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:48. A harder second half: 12:51 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 13:49Running 1 6:45v median +0:38
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Block 02 13:49Running 2 8:07v median +2:22
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Block 03 17:17Running 3 7:09v median +1:03
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Block 04 20:06Running 4 7:58v median +1:51
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Block 05 14:07Running 5 7:36v median +1:12
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 6:49v median +0:38
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Block 07 22:38Running 7 7:13v median +1:05
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Block 08 29:02Running 8 8:56v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.