The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lisa Michele took 3rd of 17 in the 55–59 age group at Houston 2026, in 1:32:15.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston ran fast: the 654 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 quicker here than at their other races. Lisa Michele's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 5:37v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:16v median −0:29
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:10v median −0:55
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:30v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:29v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:32v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:27v median −0:42
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 5:47v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.