The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:47 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Valerie Wendel & Danielle Mecate 326th of 355 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 3:28 more than the average race this season, going by 453 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:43v median −0:07
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Block 02 11:32Running 2 9:40v median +3:28
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 9:51v median +3:22
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Block 04 14:39Running 4 10:05v median +3:31
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Block 05 15:34Running 5 10:14v median +3:28
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Block 06 12:26Running 6 10:09v median +3:23
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 9:57v median +3:14
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 10:00v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 354 women's teams who finished.