The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Arnold & Maisie Kilner finished in the top 10% of the field at Auckland 2026, in 1:06:57 for 32nd of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:17, was faster than 90% 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 8:19Running 1 4:23v median −1:36
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:49v median −1:41
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:03v median −1:56
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 3:57v median −2:13
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:13v median −2:09
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 4:07v median −2:11
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:12v median −2:07
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:51v median −2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.