The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Cheng & Helen Rhae Valdez finished 2,124th of 2,139 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Las Vegas 2026, in 2:31:12.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:56. The race faded late: the second half went 2:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:33, behind 96% of the field.
Las Vegas cost the whole field time: about 1:00 more than the average race this season, going by 808 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 5:02v median +1:09
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Block 02 14:59Running 2 11:27v median +5:32
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Block 03 18:00Running 3 12:02v median +5:45
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Block 04 20:37Running 4 12:14v median +5:57
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Block 05 19:27Running 5 13:46v median +7:24
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Block 06 14:11Running 6 12:06v median +5:46
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Block 07 18:33Running 7 12:08v median +5:47
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Block 08 21:09Running 8 13:55v median +7:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:33
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 2129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,129 mixed teams who finished.