The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:11 at Phoenix 2026 put Melinda Zappala & Launa Flores Koon 497th of 758 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Phoenix cost the whole field time: about 1:17 more than the average race this season, going by 579 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:48Running 1 6:41v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:10v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 6:12v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 6:16v median −0:06
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:19v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:22v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 6:08v median −0:22
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 6:29v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 752
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 752 women's teams who finished.