The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tc Maria Valdez finished 872nd of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:22:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:26 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 16:04Running 1 10:07v median +3:54
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Block 02 12:11Running 2 6:50v median +1:05
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Block 03 18:16Running 3 7:11v median +1:06
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Block 04 16:36Running 4 7:21v median +1:14
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Block 05 14:03Running 5 7:14v median +0:57
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Block 06 11:43Running 6 7:13v median +1:05
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Block 07 17:04Running 7 8:01v median +1:52
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Block 08 23:00Running 8 11:28v median +4:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:26
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.