The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Schwendimann & Melanie Lã¼Scher finished 289th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:28:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:43. Stronger after halfway: 4:38 better against the middle of the field 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 11:06Running 1 6:44v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:59v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:09v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 6:04v median −0:12
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:19v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:24v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:04v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 6:43v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.