The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matiu Spring & Keren Hiko finished 453rd of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:45:19.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:16Running 1 6:53v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 7:45v median +1:39
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 8:03v median +1:47
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Block 05 14:01Running 5 8:46v median +2:17
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Block 06 11:02Running 6 9:20v median +2:53
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 8:55v median +2:27
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 8:55v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.