The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, Saacha McCormack-Goeth & Emil Reinecke crossed the line in 1:26:35: 236th of 483 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:21. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:04Running 1 5:54v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:19v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:45v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:51v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:51v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:44v median −0:34
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 6:03v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 6:45v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.