The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:52 at Phoenix 2026 put Melanie Dingman 328th of 550 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:13Running 1 5:38v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:09v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 6:51v median +1:03
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 7:16v median +1:27
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 7:05v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:13v median +1:14
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 7:06v median +1:06
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 7:17v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.