The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Birkley Strong & Caitee Frost at Salt Lake City 2026: 1:16:30, 106th of 1,278 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 8:17, ahead of 86% of the field.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 3:27 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 8:10Running 1 3:25v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 5:06v median −1:17
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:06v median −1:35
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:10v median −1:33
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:06v median −1:46
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:13v median −1:36
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:07v median −1:41
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 5:05v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1275
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,275 women's teams who finished.