The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Smith & Brian Smith finished 508th of 542 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:58:10.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:46 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 12:21Running 1 7:57v median +1:56
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Block 02 10:54Running 2 8:08v median +2:35
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 8:39v median +2:33
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Block 04 14:23Running 4 9:13v median +2:57
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Block 05 15:16Running 5 9:37v median +3:08
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Block 06 12:03Running 6 9:47v median +3:20
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 9:51v median +3:23
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 10:30v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.