The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, Dirk Zylstra & Matt Benoit crossed the line in 1:20:25: 201st of 458 men's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 71st of 458. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:53Running 1 3:48v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:45v median +1:09
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 6:12v median +0:14
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 6:12v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 6:11v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:59v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:51v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:46v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.