The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:53:29 at Houston 2026 put Heather Balsinger 379th of 386 women in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:23. The race faded late: the second half went 14:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 18:02, behind 98% 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 12:42Running 1 7:07v median +0:59
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Block 02 14:48Running 2 10:57v median +5:09
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Block 03 20:09Running 3 11:38v median +5:31
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Block 04 21:58Running 4 12:00v median +5:54
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Block 05 17:52Running 5 11:47v median +5:29
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Block 06 15:16Running 6 11:38v median +5:28
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Block 07 23:48Running 7 11:51v median +5:46
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Block 08 29:01Running 8 17:05v median +10:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:02
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.