The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josiah Telford finished 163rd of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:32:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Auckland 2026 than at Auckland 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 5:00v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 4:34v median +0:08
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 5:29v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 5:40v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:43v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:32v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 6:20v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.