Gabriella qualifies via AVG: 1:01:36 and is also called out as part of the roll-down movement into Phoenix.
Phoenix storyline: runner’s race potential. Gabriella’s profile reads like an endurance athlete who’s learned to suffer efficiently — and that matters when the Major pace is relentless from minute one. Her path to a statement finish is staying composed through the heavy stations and then leaning on run strength in the back half when others tighten up. She doesn’t need to “win” the early race — she needs to stay close enough to turn the final third into her territory. If Phoenix becomes a late-run scrap, she’s live.
