The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kyle Pontifex finished 199th of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:40:50.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:09Running 1 5:52v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:34v median +1:08
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 5:48v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:10v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:13v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:05v median +1:09
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 6:13v median +1:09
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Block 08 16:48Running 8 7:19v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.