The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kaharau Mendes & Michellie Gourlay at Auckland 2026: 1:08:32, 41st of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:58, ahead of 93% of the field.
This was a slow day in Auckland. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:48v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:06v median −1:24
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:34v median −1:25
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:35v median −1:35
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:31v median −1:51
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:32v median −1:46
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:35v median −1:44
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:10v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.