The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erin Mecklenburg & Chris Mecklenburg finished 1,406th of 1,438 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 2:11:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:21, behind 93% of the field.
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 15:30Running 1 10:18v median +6:41
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Block 02 10:58Running 2 8:50v median +2:51
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 7:58v median +1:39
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Block 04 16:15Running 4 8:28v median +2:10
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Block 05 13:48Running 5 8:23v median +1:56
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Block 06 11:30Running 6 9:04v median +2:46
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Block 07 17:19Running 7 9:18v median +2:58
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Block 08 19:21Running 8 10:30v median +4:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:21
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.