The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mereli Elisaia & Andrew Kasonde finished 384th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:36:01.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:31 quicker than the median and 154th of 542. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Auckland. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 7:23v median +1:22
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:23v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 6:44v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 6:57v median +0:41
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 7:16v median +0:47
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Block 06 10:00Running 6 8:03v median +1:36
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 7:56v median +1:28
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 8:38v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.