The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:27 at Auckland 2026 put Mark Talaese & Hao Nguyen 396th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 50th of 542. The race faded late: the second half went 4:31 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 11:23Running 1 7:14v median +1:13
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:27v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 7:26v median +1:20
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 7:43v median +1:27
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 8:43v median +2:14
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Block 06 10:04Running 6 8:09v median +1:42
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 8:01v median +1:33
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 10:27v median +3:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.