The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Auckland 2026, Ben Hopkins crossed the line in 1:15:46: 54th of 251 men, faster than 79% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:06. Time in the roxzone, 3:58, was faster than 88% 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
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:24v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:03v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:21v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:29v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:26v median −0:38
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 5:03v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.