The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ben Parkin & Ryan Roundy at Salt Lake City 2026: 57:46, 2nd of 458 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:42, was faster than 99% of the field.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 3:00 more than the average race this season, going by 214 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 5:59Running 1 2:29v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 4:11v median −1:25
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Block 03 6:23Running 3 4:14v median −1:44
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Block 04 6:15Running 4 4:12v median −1:47
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:18v median −1:48
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:17v median −1:42
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 4:18v median −1:44
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 4:19v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 458
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 458 men's teams who finished.