The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jessica Michalak finished 653rd of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:53:52.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:33 behind the median. 14:15 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
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 12:24Running 1 6:52v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 6:27v median +0:42
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Block 03 13:40Running 3 7:01v median +0:56
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Block 04 14:35Running 4 6:49v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 6:54v median +0:37
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 6:54v median +0:46
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 7:11v median +1:02
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Block 08 14:00Running 8 6:58v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:15
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.