The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Alice Murphy & Daniel Cleland crossed the line in 1:25:12: 241st of 542 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:08 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 9:54Running 1 5:49v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:17v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:32v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:55v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:55v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 6:17v median −0:10
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 6:32v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 7:14v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.