The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Malcolm Thorne won the 50–54 age group at Auckland 2026 in 1:17:00, first of 26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 68% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:57 quicker than the median and 46th of 375. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
That was 1:57 off the time at Sydney 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 5:08v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:59v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:17v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:23v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:13v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:08v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.