The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giovanni Paese & Blake Kostyrko finished 245th of 292 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:34:31.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:30 quicker than the median and 60th of 292. A harder second half: 3:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 5:35v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:32v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 7:34v median +2:00
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 8:17v median +2:40
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 8:05v median +2:16
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 8:27v median +2:46
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 8:08v median +2:19
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 9:26v median +2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.