The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Garrett Esch & Tanner Esch finished 260th of 458 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:24:19.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 214 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 3:17v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 6:11v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:54v median +0:56
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 7:00v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:15v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:22v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 6:30v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 7:27v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:00
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.