The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:35 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Matt Tarter & Jessica Rivera Piceno 189th of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:51, was faster than 94% 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 7:19Running 1 2:50v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:39v median −1:20
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:57v median −1:22
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:02v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:06v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 5:03v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:15v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:06v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.