The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Blakeley & Quintin Mecham finished 942nd of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:35:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City cost the whole field time: about 2:13 more than the average race this season, going by 474 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:46v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 6:04v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 6:21v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 6:36v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 7:11v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:17v median −0:01
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 6:18v median −0:02
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 7:09v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:17
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.