The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:05:31 won the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026 for Sally Wilmott & Frederick Barnes, first of 100 mixed teams.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 78% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:18, was faster than 99% of the field.
Auckland ran slow: the 311 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:47v median −1:08
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:12v median −1:23
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:23v median −1:37
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:21v median −1:41
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:25v median −1:57
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:27v median −1:44
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:22v median −1:49
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:45v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:18
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 100
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 100 mixed teams who finished.