The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mechelle Armstead finished 544th of 646 women in the Open division at Houston 2025, in 1:56:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:07, behind 89% of the field.
Houston gave the field time back: about 1:29 faster than the average race this season, by 321 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:56Running 1 6:32v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 6:41v median +1:03
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 6:55v median +1:02
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Block 04 16:45Running 4 7:01v median +1:03
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 7:47v median +1:35
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Block 06 10:53Running 6 7:51v median +1:48
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 7:50v median +1:48
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 9:00v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.