The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Curtis took 2nd of 12 in the 50–54 age group at Auckland 2026, in 1:18:03.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:46 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:58, ahead of 88% 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. That was 8:37 off the time at Brisbane 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:30v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:05v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:27v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 5:43v median −0:11
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.