The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Te Kaihou Ngarotata & Koianake Sharples finished 93rd of 100 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:48:57.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:13 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 13:17Running 1 9:02v median +3:07
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Block 02 10:34Running 2 7:58v median +2:23
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 8:07v median +2:07
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 8:42v median +2:40
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 8:38v median +2:16
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Block 06 10:00Running 6 8:17v median +2:06
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 8:50v median +2:39
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 10:26v median +3:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.