The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Taylor Blackler & Theo Stratford crossed the line in 1:16:25: 152nd of 320 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 44th of 320. The race faded late: the second half went 2:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:51v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:49v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 6:03v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 6:07v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:26v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:10v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:31v median +0:50
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:34v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.