The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Paton finished 142nd of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:29:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 worse 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 9:13Running 1 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:05v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 4:20v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 4:11v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:05v median −0:59
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 4:39v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.