The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kane Howells & Jayden Stokes finished 17th of 134 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:08:13, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:26v median −1:08
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:51v median −1:16
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:23v median −1:23
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:36v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:37v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:41v median −1:24
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:35v median −1:27
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 5:17v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 134
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 134 men's teams who finished.