The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Armin Svoboda & Julia Svoboda at Auckland 2026: 1:10:03, 36th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:35, was faster than 88% of the field.
Auckland ran slow: the 311 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:40v median −1:21
-
Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:16v median −1:17
-
Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:41v median −1:25
-
Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:44v median −1:32
-
Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:00v median −1:29
-
Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:54v median −1:33
-
Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:58v median −1:30
-
Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:20v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.