The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:21 at Auckland 2026 put Nicholas Macdonald & Libby Finlay-Yates 138th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 87% 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 10:32Running 1 6:37v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:49v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 6:06v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:51v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 6:00v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 6:04v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:04v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 6:39v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
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.