The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Williams & Sarah Williams finished 468th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:47:16.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:46. The race faded late: the second half went 6:04 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 10:08Running 1 6:01v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:47v median +0:14
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 6:34v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 7:19v median +1:03
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 8:05v median +1:36
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Block 06 11:21Running 6 9:21v median +2:54
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Block 07 14:21Running 7 9:15v median +2:47
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Block 08 15:57Running 8 10:30v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.