The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Crystal Gomez finished 552nd of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:47:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:25 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston gave the field time back: about 1:02 faster than the average race this season, by 654 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:35Running 1 5:49v median −0:24
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 5:33v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 5:52v median −0:13
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Block 04 15:31Running 4 5:51v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:29v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:05v median −0:03
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Block 07 13:39Running 7 6:16v median +0:07
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 6:30v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
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.