The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mel Rowan & Lance Payne finished 347th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:32:51.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs.
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 10:13Running 1 6:12v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:19v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 6:44v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 7:10v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:12v median +0:43
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Block 06 9:25Running 6 7:29v median +1:02
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 7:15v median +0:47
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 8:14v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.