The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Luke Brinkley & Rebecca Smith crossed the line in 1:18:39: 136th of 542 mixed teams, faster than 75% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:54Running 1 5:38v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:40v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 6:08v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 6:01v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:04v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 6:09v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:56v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:33v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.