The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cecy Vargas finished 626th of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:51:48.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:17Running 1 6:36v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:51v median +0:06
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 6:18v median +0:13
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Block 04 14:41Running 4 6:22v median +0:15
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 6:32v median +0:15
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 6:23v median +0:15
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Block 07 15:48Running 7 6:27v median +0:18
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Block 08 16:58Running 8 7:03v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.