The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melinda Perry finished 820th of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:10:49.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:12. The race faded late: the second half went 8:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:55Running 1 6:18v median +0:05
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Block 02 11:40Running 2 6:05v median +0:20
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Block 03 15:21Running 3 6:09v median +0:04
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Block 04 17:15Running 4 6:26v median +0:19
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 6:51v median +0:34
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 7:01v median +0:53
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Block 07 16:40Running 7 7:15v median +1:06
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Block 08 24:24Running 8 10:42v median +4:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.