The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley King finished 268th of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:32:35, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:38, was faster than 85% 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 11:31Running 1 5:50v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:01v median −0:44
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 5:02v median −1:03
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:06v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 4:58v median −1:19
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:59v median −1:09
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:06v median −1:03
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:06v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.