The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:42 at Auckland 2026 put Holly Smith & Jacob Henderson 172nd of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:12Running 1 5:06v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:48v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:57v median −1:09
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:08v median −1:08
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:30v median −0:59
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:47v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:50v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 7:22v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.