The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Le finished 362nd of 386 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:25:17.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 9:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:26 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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
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Block 01 13:01Running 1 6:22v median +0:14
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Block 02 16:31Running 2 9:28v median +3:40
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Block 03 23:06Running 3 7:34v median +1:27
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Block 04 16:48Running 4 7:33v median +1:27
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Block 05 14:20Running 5 7:37v median +1:19
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Block 06 12:45Running 6 8:00v median +1:50
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Block 07 16:39Running 7 8:08v median +2:03
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Block 08 19:49Running 8 7:37v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:26
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.