The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elliot Wright & Emma Bercich finished 132nd of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:18:21, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 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 9:26Running 1 5:12v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:48v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:39v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:21v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:37v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:25v median −1:02
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:33v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:44v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.