The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:42 at Auckland 2026 put Kurtis Smith 38th of 251 men in the Pro division, ahead of 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:06, ahead of 99% of the field.
Auckland cost the whole field time: about 4:35 more than the average race this season, going by 115 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:12v median −0:31
-
Block 02 8:14Running 2 3:45v median −0:41
-
Block 03 11:16Running 3 4:06v median −0:50
-
Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:10v median −0:50
-
Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:08v median −0:54
-
Block 06 5:43Running 6 3:57v median −0:59
-
Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:04v median −1:00
-
Block 08 12:25Running 8 4:32v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:06
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.