The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Brown & Ben Insley finished 71st of 292 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:10:19, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:22 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 4:19v median −1:17
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:04v median −1:02
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:53v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:56v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:54v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 5:07v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:11v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 291
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 291 men's teams who finished.