The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meg Martin & William Martin finished in the top 10% of the field at Auckland 2026, in 56:51 for 2nd of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:51 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:05, was faster than 99% 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 7:48Running 1 4:05v median −1:54
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Block 02 5:18Running 2 3:43v median −1:47
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 3:59v median −2:00
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Block 04 6:06Running 4 4:00v median −2:10
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:10v median −2:12
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:06v median −2:12
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 4:08v median −2:11
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Block 08 7:36Running 8 4:28v median −2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:05
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 482
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 482 mixed teams who finished.