The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dean Armstrong finished 156th of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:31:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 3:10. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:20Running 1 4:12v median −0:31
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 4:07v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 4:18v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:29v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 5:39v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.