The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Pieper finished 187th of 550 women in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:28:30, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:01 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:08 faster at Phoenix 2026 than at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:31v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:44v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:39v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:45v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:11v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:29v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 6:28v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:54v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.