The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Shaun Burgess & Jake George Mata'Afa Samuel crossed the line in 1:14:27: 126th of 320 men's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:01. The race faded late: the second half went 2:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:51v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:25v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:46v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:16v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:15v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:12v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:21v median −0:20
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:13v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 320
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 320 men's teams who finished.