The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ali Foglia at Houston 2026: 1:21:42, 87th of 961 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:10, was faster than 91% 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 9:47Running 1 4:27v median −1:46
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:22v median −1:23
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 4:38v median −1:27
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:35v median −1:32
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:34v median −1:43
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:20v median −1:48
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:24v median −1:45
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 4:48v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.