The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Geoffrey Chang finished 102nd of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:21:46, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:07. Stronger after halfway: 2:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:52Running 1 4:48v median +0:05
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 4:22v median −0:04
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:28v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:30v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 5:09v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.