The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Walter Vaz finished 198th of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:40:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Auckland. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 4:35. 7:41 slower than at Shanghai 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:29v median +0:46
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:16v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 6:14v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:40v median +1:38
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:22v median +1:26
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:42v median +1:38
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 8:08v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.