The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Brodie Merchant & Abbey Smith at Auckland 2026: 1:08:03, 40th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:26 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 86% 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 8:57Running 1 4:58v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:31v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 4:43v median −1:16
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:47v median −1:23
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:58v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 5:06v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 5:02v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 5:24v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.