The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Flattery & Lucy Flattery finished 486th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:50:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:48 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 11:23Running 1 6:44v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 6:17v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 7:17v median +1:11
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 7:04v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 7:34v median +1:05
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:58v median +0:31
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Block 07 14:12Running 7 6:50v median +0:22
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Block 08 19:41Running 8 10:20v median +3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.