The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:29 at Phoenix 2026 put Samantha Gifford 251st of 631 women in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:45 on the median. A harder second half: 1:33 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 10:03Running 1 4:59v median −0:37
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:24v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:26v median −0:31
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 5:30v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:50v median −0:24
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:02v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:10v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 6:09v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 626
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 626 women who finished.