The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Whitehead & Bayley Van De Coolwijk finished 298th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:28:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 79th of 542. A harder second half: 1:31 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 10:38Running 1 6:40v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:56v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 6:24v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 7:15v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 7:18v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:19v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 7:12v median +0:44
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 7:23v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.