The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, Caroline Kaufman & Meghan Maughan crossed the line in 1:20:12: 202nd of 1,278 women's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:18, was faster than 86% 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 3:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:26v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:29v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:29v median −1:12
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:24v median −1:19
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:34v median −1:18
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:35v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:37v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:48v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.