The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Nieto finished 854th of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:18:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 13:11 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 13:55Running 1 8:08v median +1:55
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 7:09v median +1:24
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Block 03 15:07Running 3 7:11v median +1:06
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Block 04 21:41Running 4 7:49v median +1:42
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Block 05 13:39Running 5 7:59v median +1:42
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 7:36v median +1:28
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Block 07 17:52Running 7 7:08v median +0:59
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Block 08 23:25Running 8 9:47v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.