The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma O'Rourke & Jeremy Lane finished 297th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:28:58.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:32 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 5:42v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:13v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:53v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:39v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:18v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:48v median −0:39
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 5:44v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 6:54v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.