The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:42:10 at Houston 2026 put Delekia Gastineau 626th of 648 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 14:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:47, behind 96% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 14:14Running 1 8:04v median +1:57
-
Block 02 11:45Running 2 7:56v median +2:11
-
Block 03 17:36Running 3 8:17v median +2:11
-
Block 04 22:02Running 4 9:40v median +3:33
-
Block 05 18:54Running 5 10:54v median +4:30
-
Block 06 13:58Running 6 11:10v median +4:59
-
Block 07 22:08Running 7 10:44v median +4:36
-
Block 08 24:55Running 8 14:04v median +7:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:47
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.