The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Gress & Doug Cox finished 706th of 1,059 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Phoenix 2026, in 1:31:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:07, behind 91% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:59v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:39v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:27v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:33v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:44v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:28v median −0:30
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:40v median −0:20
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:02v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.