The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christina Blake & Zane Marriner finished 68th of 100 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:33:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:58. Stronger after halfway: 3:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Auckland cost the whole field time: about 3:46 more than the average race this season, going by 311 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:38v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:26v median −0:09
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Block 03 14:52Running 3 6:01v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:47v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:54v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:43v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:28v median −0:43
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 6:31v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.