The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:47 at Houston 2026 put Valentina Melo 576th of 961 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:45 quicker than the median and 294th of 961. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:23. The race faded late: the second half went 3:49 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:06v median −1:07
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 5:34v median −0:11
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 6:19v median +0:14
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 5:34v median −0:33
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 6:16v median −0:01
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 5:59v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:42v median +0:33
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Block 08 17:15Running 8 7:22v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.