The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Channing finished 224th of 251 men in the Pro division at Auckland 2026, in 1:50:45.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:57 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 10:19Running 1 5:42v median +0:59
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 5:25v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 6:22v median +1:26
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 6:27v median +1:27
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 7:08v median +2:06
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:08v median +2:12
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Block 07 15:26Running 7 7:03v median +1:59
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Block 08 19:02Running 8 9:19v median +3:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.