The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:37 at Auckland 2026 put Dwayne Paekau & Grace Namana 167th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:13Running 1 5:14v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:44v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:12v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 5:07v median −1:09
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:14v median −1:15
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:36v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:39v median −0:49
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 6:43v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.