The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Thom finished 321st of 375 men in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:54:02.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:05. A harder second half: 11:14 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 10:17Running 1 5:36v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:24v median −0:07
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Block 04 14:51Running 4 6:16v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:01v median +0:12
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 6:22v median +0:42
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Block 07 14:10Running 7 6:17v median +0:38
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Block 08 23:05Running 8 8:06v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:11
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.