The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adrian Newman & Meardey Keo finished 459th of 483 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:59:34.
The stations carried this race: faster than 28% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:14 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:04 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 12:28Running 1 7:50v median +1:51
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Block 02 10:55Running 2 7:50v median +2:20
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Block 03 12:57Running 3 8:40v median +2:41
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Block 04 15:23Running 4 10:35v median +4:25
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Block 05 16:03Running 5 10:45v median +4:23
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Block 06 11:15Running 6 9:35v median +3:17
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Block 07 14:50Running 7 9:21v median +3:02
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Block 08 17:23Running 8 12:37v median +5:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.