The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:51 at Auckland 2026 put Melissa Spearman & Ryan Spearman 255th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:03. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:37Running 1 5:15v median −0:44
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:52v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:22v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:26v median −0:44
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 5:58v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:50v median −0:28
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 6:02v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 6:56v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.