The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Popua Manavahetau & Shale Tangianau finished 415th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:38:41.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:00. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:35Running 1 6:55v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:22v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 6:38v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:52v median +0:36
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:28v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 7:11v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 7:11v median +0:43
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 8:21v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.