The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Mathieu Michel Augustin Maffettone & Laura Blandine Negrier crossed the line in 1:24:08: 228th of 542 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:56Running 1 6:39v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:56v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 6:18v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 6:05v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:09v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 6:04v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 6:07v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 6:38v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.