The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marnie Melaney took 2nd of 33 in the 45–49 age group at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:14:56.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:41, was faster than 89% of the field.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 332 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 2:56v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:44v median −1:01
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:35v median −1:26
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:37v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:40v median −1:31
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:34v median −1:35
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:34v median −1:34
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 4:56v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 405
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 405 women who finished.