The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Houston 2025, Helen Pressley crossed the line in 1:31:37: 270th of 646 women, faster than 58% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Houston gained about 1:29. That was 0:25 off the time at Manchester 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:43v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:44v median +0:06
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Block 03 13:05Running 3 5:39v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:53v median −0:05
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:55v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:57v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:56v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 5:41v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 644
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 644 women who finished.