The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Dylan Hawkins & Samantha Smith crossed the line in 1:23:44: 204th of 483 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:19Running 1 6:27v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:52v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 6:22v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 6:20v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:33v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:29v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:26v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:48v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.