The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christina Duke took 2nd of 16 in the 45–49 age group at Houston 2026, in 1:37:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better 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 10:53Running 1 5:27v median −0:41
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:01v median −0:47
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 5:33v median −0:34
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:19v median −0:47
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:28v median −0:50
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:28v median −0:42
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 5:25v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:09v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 384
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 384 women who finished.