The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grace Laybourn & Rebecca Barton finished in the top 10% of the field at Auckland 2026, in 1:10:10 for 19th of 754 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 79% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:54, was faster than 96% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:11v median −1:24
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:26v median −1:39
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:41v median −1:47
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:47v median −1:52
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:48v median −1:59
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:50v median −1:58
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:52v median −1:59
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 5:21v median −2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 754
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 754 women's teams who finished.