The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:01 at Phoenix 2026 put Elana Bitton 488th of 550 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 7:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:22 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Phoenix gained about 1:35.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 5:42v median +0:09
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:47v median +1:15
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 8:13v median +2:25
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 8:55v median +3:06
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Block 05 14:55Running 5 9:40v median +3:35
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Block 06 12:47Running 6 10:39v median +4:40
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Block 07 15:35Running 7 9:27v median +3:27
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Block 08 17:23Running 8 10:13v median +3:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:22
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.