The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zanely Cortes finished 431st of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:41:53, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:30 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Houston ran fast: the 654 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 5:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:33v median −0:12
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Block 03 13:06Running 3 5:56v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 5:54v median −0:13
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:01v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:04v median −0:04
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:12v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 6:28v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.