The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noel Pritchard finished 633rd of 636 men in the Open division at Perth 2026, in 2:42:34.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 11:01 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. 14:14 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
The field ran 5:21 faster at Perth 2026 than at Auckland 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:15Running 1 8:33v median +4:46
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Block 02 16:12Running 2 9:32v median +4:25
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Block 03 19:24Running 3 9:34v median +4:01
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Block 04 25:04Running 4 10:06v median +4:36
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Block 05 14:58Running 5 9:25v median +3:45
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Block 06 13:09Running 6 8:53v median +3:16
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Block 07 24:37Running 7 8:16v median +3:13
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Block 08 21:44Running 8 9:14v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 men who finished.