The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Zoe Verkerke & Aaron James at Salt Lake City 2026: 1:05:25, 12th of 321 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:05, ahead of 97% 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
-
Block 01 6:45Running 1 2:28v median −1:10
-
Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:01v median −1:55
-
Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:17v median −1:54
-
Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:23v median −1:47
-
Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:25v median −1:52
-
Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:12v median −2:04
-
Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:20v median −1:56
-
Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:14v median −2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 321
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 321 mixed teams who finished.