The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:44:35 at Houston 2026 put Carmen Velez 376th of 386 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 11:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:43 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Houston gained about 1:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 16:35Running 1 8:38v median +2:30
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Block 02 16:50Running 2 12:02v median +6:14
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Block 03 21:56Running 3 11:42v median +5:35
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Block 04 19:04Running 4 8:24v median +2:18
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Block 05 14:54Running 5 8:07v median +1:49
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Block 06 11:19Running 6 8:42v median +2:32
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Block 07 21:58Running 7 9:53v median +3:48
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Block 08 29:23Running 8 10:53v median +4:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.