The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:16:42 at Houston 2026 put Samantha Hands 345th of 386 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:04 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:16 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. Samantha Hands's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:04Running 1 7:18v median +1:10
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Block 02 11:23Running 2 7:04v median +1:16
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Block 03 16:14Running 3 7:13v median +1:06
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Block 04 20:00Running 4 7:50v median +1:44
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Block 05 14:13Running 5 7:58v median +1:40
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Block 06 11:02Running 6 7:52v median +1:42
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Block 07 17:26Running 7 8:55v median +2:50
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Block 08 21:49Running 8 9:48v median +3:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.