The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Chandler & Michelle Chandler finished 305th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:33:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:15 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:50Running 1 6:08v median +0:09
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:35v median +0:05
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 5:48v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:49v median −0:21
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:50v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:50v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:42v median −0:37
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 6:24v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.