The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathew Raffills finished 227th of 375 men in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:35:17.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:18 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 5:43 faster at Auckland 2026 than at Auckland 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:23v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:59v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:23v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:24v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:59v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:05v median +0:25
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 7:58v median +2:19
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 7:40v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:18
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.