The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:38:22 at Houston 2026 put Sam Sium 620th of 648 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:21 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Houston gave the field time back: about 1:02 faster than the average race this season, by 654 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:42Running 1 7:11v median +1:04
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Block 02 13:46Running 2 7:26v median +1:41
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Block 03 19:52Running 3 9:11v median +3:05
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Block 04 22:03Running 4 9:13v median +3:06
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Block 05 17:26Running 5 10:28v median +4:04
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Block 06 12:42Running 6 9:31v median +3:20
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Block 07 17:56Running 7 9:39v median +3:31
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Block 08 26:41Running 8 11:04v median +4:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:21
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.