The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cody Merkley & Alexa Merkley finished 1,207th of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:47:30.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:08. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse 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 9:11Running 1 4:05v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 7:09v median +1:10
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 7:45v median +1:26
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 8:03v median +1:45
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 7:54v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 7:47v median +1:29
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Block 07 14:08Running 7 8:49v median +2:29
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 9:27v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:52
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.