The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marlon Purcell & Melissa Pittman finished 355th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:39:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 7:44 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 10:07Running 1 6:16v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 6:38v median +1:08
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 7:37v median +1:38
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 8:42v median +2:32
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:48v median +1:26
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 8:53v median +2:35
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Block 07 13:33Running 7 9:37v median +3:18
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 10:19v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.