The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Francisca Martinez at Houston 2026: 1:20:08, 69th of 961 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:02 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:48 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:20, ahead of 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Houston gained about 1:02. An improvement of 9:59 on Cancun 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:17v median −0:56
-
Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:26v median −1:19
-
Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:02v median −1:03
-
Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:46v median −1:21
-
Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:44v median −1:33
-
Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:40v median −1:28
-
Block 07 8:22Running 7 4:38v median −1:31
-
Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:03v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.