The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chunky Horsford & Laura Zhang finished 442nd of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:42:16.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:33. A harder second half: 5:24 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 10:48Running 1 6:22v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:20v median +0:47
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 7:08v median +1:02
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 7:34v median +1:18
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 8:29v median +2:00
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Block 06 10:44Running 6 8:47v median +2:20
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 8:21v median +1:53
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 9:38v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.