The race, in three figures
The race, in words
PATTY BLANCAFLOR finished 793rd of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:06:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:38. A harder second half: 8:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:55 faster at Houston 2026 than at Houston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:07Running 1 6:42v median +0:29
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 6:21v median +0:36
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Block 03 14:57Running 3 6:32v median +0:27
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Block 04 16:22Running 4 6:56v median +0:49
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Block 05 13:10Running 5 7:09v median +0:52
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Block 06 10:01Running 6 7:12v median +1:04
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Block 07 15:10Running 7 7:10v median +1:01
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Block 08 24:31Running 8 7:23v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.