The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paola Velazquez finished 633rd of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:52:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:46 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 12:37Running 1 7:13v median +1:00
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 6:24v median +0:39
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Block 03 13:30Running 3 6:34v median +0:29
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Block 04 14:13Running 4 6:33v median +0:26
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 6:50v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:55v median +0:47
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 6:40v median +0:31
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 8:17v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.