The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:59 at Salt Lake City 2026 put Mike Matula & Jodi Matula 961st of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:07 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 474 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:27v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:37v median −0:22
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Block 03 15:47Running 3 9:39v median +3:20
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 6:02v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:10v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:56v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 5:48v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 6:07v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.