The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rod Kirwan finished 301st of 375 men in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:48:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 5:46v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 6:02v median +0:31
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 5:57v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:08v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:04v median +0:24
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Block 07 13:37Running 7 6:18v median +0:39
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Block 08 22:41Running 8 7:11v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.