The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mikyla Melville & Polonga Taualupe finished 436th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:52:14.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse 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 11:50Running 1 7:24v median +1:25
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 7:05v median +1:35
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 8:29v median +2:30
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Block 04 14:10Running 4 9:00v median +2:50
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Block 05 14:14Running 5 9:07v median +2:45
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Block 06 10:53Running 6 8:35v median +2:17
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 8:49v median +2:30
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 10:15v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.