The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Beach & Valery Mendoza finished 1,373rd of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:03:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:02. The race faded late: the second half went 2:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 15:00 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:42Running 1 5:06v median +1:29
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Block 02 10:25Running 2 8:17v median +2:18
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Block 03 14:51Running 3 9:08v median +2:49
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Block 04 14:12Running 4 9:02v median +2:44
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Block 05 14:55Running 5 9:24v median +2:57
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 8:38v median +2:20
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 8:38v median +2:18
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Block 08 18:49Running 8 9:51v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:00
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.