The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rory Stephen finished in the top 10% of the field at Brisbane 2026, in 1:10:25 for 60th of 615 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:56 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:18 faster at Brisbane 2026 than at Auckland 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:42v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:06v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:25v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:22v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:34v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:21v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:20Running 7 4:19v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:19v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 606
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 606 men who finished.