The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elizabeth Chen finished 275th of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:32:54, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:11Running 1 5:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:19v median −0:26
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:49v median −0:16
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Block 04 12:36Running 4 6:15v median +0:08
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 6:30v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:56v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:53v median −0:16
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:09v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.