The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, Colin Hartman & Madeline Blumenthal crossed the line in 1:16:55: 299th of 1,438 mixed teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:28, ahead of 87% 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 7:48Running 1 3:30v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:15v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:15v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 5:13v median −1:05
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:22v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:06v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:08v median −1:12
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:08v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.