The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Riki Plester & Carla Talbot finished 364th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:40:40.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:26 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 9:50Running 1 5:40v median −0:19
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 5:41v median +0:11
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 6:05v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 6:36v median +0:26
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Block 05 13:41Running 5 7:52v median +1:30
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:29v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 7:28v median +1:09
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 8:30v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.