The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Barnett & Nicky Holford finished 215th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:23:16, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:36Running 1 6:15v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:33v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:43v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:27v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:44v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:35v median −0:52
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:41v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 6:31v median −0:43
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.