The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jessica Dempsey at Houston 2026: 1:18:49, 53rd of 961 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:02 quicker than the median and 133rd of 961. Stronger after halfway: 3:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 94% 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 10:02Running 1 4:48v median −1:25
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:31v median −1:14
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 4:43v median −1:22
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:40v median −1:27
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:44v median −1:33
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:31v median −1:37
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:36v median −1:33
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:28v median −2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 953
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 953 women who finished.