The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Darren Sears & Monique Sears crossed the line in 1:19:34: 144th of 483 mixed teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:22 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:59Running 1 5:52v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:16v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:32v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:47v median −0:23
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:56v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:56v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:58v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:50v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.