The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Melissa De Jong & Ethan De Jong crossed the line in 1:23:43: 220th of 542 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:34 on the median.
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 10:16Running 1 6:21v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:48v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 6:10v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 6:14v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:41v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 6:07v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 6:09v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:54v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.