The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:34 at Auckland 2026 put Monika Welzenbach & Patrick Welzenbach 243rd of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:40 on the median. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:49. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:37Running 1 6:35v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 6:06v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:23v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:57v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:59v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:58v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:55v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:52v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.