The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nichole Adams & Andrew Taukei finished 258th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:29:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:55. A harder second half: 2:25 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 9:46Running 1 5:24v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:05v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:56v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 6:10v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:07v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:13v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 6:30v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 7:25v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.