The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Catherine San Jose finished 570th of 646 women in the Open division at Houston 2025, in 2:03:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 14:15Running 1 8:21v median +2:58
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Block 02 11:20Running 2 8:45v median +3:07
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Block 03 15:14Running 3 8:58v median +3:05
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Block 04 15:06Running 4 9:00v median +3:02
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Block 05 15:03Running 5 8:59v median +2:47
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Block 06 11:44Running 6 8:54v median +2:51
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Block 07 15:51Running 7 9:22v median +3:20
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 9:58v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.