The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxwell Francis finished 248th of 375 men in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:38:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:07 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:54Running 1 6:06v median +0:52
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:38v median +0:07
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Block 04 13:38Running 4 5:40v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:40v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:21v median −0:19
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 5:29v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:44Running 8 6:35v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.