The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Brandon Brookland & Claire Lilly crossed the line in 1:13:11: 66th of 542 mixed teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:39, was faster than 87% 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
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:49v median −1:12
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:32v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:49v median −1:17
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:56v median −1:20
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:00v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:56v median −1:31
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:57v median −1:31
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:47v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.