The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:59 at Auckland 2026 put James Simpson 223rd of 251 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Auckland ran slow: the 115 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:35 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:51v median +0:08
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Block 02 11:48Running 2 4:24v median −0:02
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 4:47v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:00v median +0:04
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Block 07 13:35Running 7 5:12v median +0:08
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Block 08 26:27Running 8 5:57v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.