The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:10 at Phoenix 2026 put Melissa Keippel 88th of 550 women in the Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 95% of the field.
Phoenix gave the field time back: about 1:35 faster than the average race this season, by 551 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:14v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:38v median −0:54
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:47v median −1:01
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:55v median −0:54
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:58v median −1:07
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:51v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:57v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 5:10v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 women who finished.