The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gillian Wach finished 873rd of 961 women in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 2:22:25.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 13:17Running 1 7:21v median +1:08
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Block 02 11:22Running 2 7:14v median +1:29
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Block 03 16:58Running 3 8:08v median +2:03
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Block 04 18:41Running 4 8:04v median +1:57
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Block 05 14:41Running 5 8:51v median +2:34
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Block 06 12:00Running 6 8:03v median +1:55
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Block 07 21:05Running 7 8:20v median +2:11
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Block 08 22:41Running 8 9:44v median +3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:49
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.