The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Ford & Martin Bolton finished 229th of 320 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:22:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:33. A harder second half: 1:17 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 9:47Running 1 5:39v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:12v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:33v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:42v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:33v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:40v median −0:01
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 6:10v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.