The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Megan Herman & Daniel Herman at Salt Lake City 2026: 1:09:52, 117th of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:37, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a slow day in Salt Lake City. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 2:42v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:18v median −1:41
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:24v median −1:55
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:28v median −1:50
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:31v median −1:56
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:26v median −1:52
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:31v median −1:49
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 4:38v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1410
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,410 mixed teams who finished.