The race, in three figures
The race, in words
3:27:50 at Houston 2026 put Cheryl Derrick 384th of 386 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 35:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 45:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:20, behind 95% of the field.
Houston gave the field time back: about 1:02 faster than the average race this season, by 654 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:38Running 1 8:55v median +2:47
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Block 02 15:14Running 2 10:52v median +5:04
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Block 03 18:05Running 3 9:36v median +3:29
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Block 04 27:28Running 4 9:40v median +3:34
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Block 05 16:27Running 5 10:21v median +4:03
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Block 06 15:11Running 6 10:53v median +4:43
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Block 07 52:10Running 7 11:20v median +5:15
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Block 08 34:22Running 8 15:00v median +8:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:20
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.