The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:33 at Auckland 2026 put Martin Giraud & Jessie Jane Davis 122nd of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:19, ahead of 90% 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 9:03Running 1 5:02v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:16v median −0:43
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:33v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:35v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:41v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:48v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:36v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.