The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Anne Thorby & Heather Down at Auckland 2026: 1:11:31, 34th of 754 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:03, was faster than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:20v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:52v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:03v median −1:25
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:57v median −1:42
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:07v median −1:40
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:59v median −1:49
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 5:06v median −1:45
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 5:20v median −2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.