The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Angus Simpson finished in the top 10% of the field at Auckland 2026, in 1:11:28 for 29th of 375 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 76% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:43 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:16v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 3:50v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:09v median −1:22
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:03v median −1:30
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:11v median −1:38
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:00v median −1:40
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:02v median −1:37
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 4:30v median −2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 373
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 373 men who finished.