The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gavin McCarthy & Sarah Mccarthy finished 443rd of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:21:00, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 474 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 2:51v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:09v median −0:50
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:20v median −0:59
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:28v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:26v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:33v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:29v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:29v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
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.