The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:37 at Auckland 2026 put Mike Gardner 218th of 375 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Auckland 2026 and Auckland 2025 were 5:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 5:05v median −0:26
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:05v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:26v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:20v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:23v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 6:03v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 373
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 373 men who finished.