The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Kate Birmingham & Mary Durkan crossed the line in 1:25:07: 256th of 754 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 6:07v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:28v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:38v median −0:50
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:48v median −0:51
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:53v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:45v median −1:03
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:53v median −0:58
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:32v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.