The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luyao Gao finished 537th of 550 women in the Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 2:27:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:50. A harder second half: 9:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:29 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 13:31Running 1 7:14v median +1:41
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Block 02 11:42Running 2 7:42v median +2:10
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Block 03 17:09Running 3 8:54v median +3:06
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Block 04 16:50Running 4 8:06v median +2:17
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Block 05 14:48Running 5 8:07v median +2:02
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 7:55v median +1:56
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Block 07 14:36Running 7 7:51v median +1:51
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Block 08 32:57Running 8 12:26v median +5:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:29
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.