The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kimberly Blanchard finished 290th of 386 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:01:10.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:26. A harder second half: 1:08 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Kimberly Blanchard.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:50Running 1 7:42v median +1:34
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 6:41v median +0:53
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Block 03 15:28Running 3 7:44v median +1:37
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Block 04 15:07Running 4 7:07v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:25v median +1:07
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:31v median +1:21
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Block 07 14:11Running 7 7:40v median +1:35
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Block 08 18:24Running 8 8:52v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:25
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.