The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Blackwell took 2nd of 124 in the 40–44 age group at Auckland 2026, in 1:06:39.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:13 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:12, was faster than 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:16v median −1:04
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:48v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:20v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:05v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:11v median −1:30
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:12v median −1:22
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 3:59v median −1:34
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:24v median −2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 760
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 760 men who finished.