The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt James & Rebecca Rigg finished 271st of 1,059 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:15:13, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 5:02v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:56v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:07v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:05v median −0:48
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:08v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:08v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:07v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:17v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1057
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,057 mixed teams who finished.