The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Payne took 3rd of 59 in the 35–39 age group at Auckland 2026, in 1:07:27.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:20 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Auckland 2026 and Sydney 2025 were 2:47 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:02v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 3:36v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 3:59v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 4:12v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:06v median −0:58
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 4:36v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:04
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 251
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 251 men who finished.