The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:23:36 at Houston 2026 put Samone Matthews 879th of 961 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:54 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 12:14Running 1 6:45v median +0:32
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Block 02 13:39Running 2 10:27v median +4:42
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Block 03 16:00Running 3 8:06v median +2:01
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Block 04 21:58Running 4 8:44v median +2:37
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Block 05 15:20Running 5 9:31v median +3:14
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Block 06 10:48Running 6 8:17v median +2:09
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Block 07 15:27Running 7 8:08v median +1:59
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Block 08 25:23Running 8 17:15v median +10:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.