The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James McManus finished in the top 10% of the field at Auckland 2026, in 1:08:28 for 22nd of 251 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:54, was faster than 89% of the field.
Auckland ran slow: the 115 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:35 slower here than at their other races. 1:28 slower than at Brisbane 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:57v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 3:31v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:06v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:05v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 4:50v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
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.