The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Emily Withell & Jack Walsh at Auckland 2026: 1:04:52, 13th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:24, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a slow day in Auckland. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:39v median −1:22
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:08v median −1:25
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 4:24v median −1:42
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:32v median −1:44
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:35v median −1:54
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:36v median −1:51
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:45v median −1:43
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 5:20v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 542
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 542 mixed teams who finished.