The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Hayley Hedges-Fickling & Aaron Bayliss crossed the line in 1:12:45: 62nd of 542 mixed teams, faster than 89% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Auckland cost the whole field time: about 3:46 more than the average race this season, going by 311 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 5:07v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:40v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:04v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 5:01v median −1:15
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:08v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:05v median −1:22
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 5:08v median −1:20
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:52v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.