The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Rachel Upston & Kerri Smith crossed the line in 1:34:19: 230th of 480 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 6:41v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:56v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:12v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 6:35v median −0:15
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Block 05 12:34Running 5 6:46v median −0:25
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 7:10v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 7:23v median +0:17
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 8:21v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 480
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 480 women's teams who finished.