The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Nelson finished 56th of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:15:56, faster than 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better 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 8:52Running 1 4:42v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:23v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:36v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:50v median −0:06
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:24v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.