The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mel O’Brien at Auckland 2026: 1:19:01, 29th of 467 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Auckland cost the whole field time: about 5:17 more than the average race this season, going by 276 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:48v median −1:21
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:15v median −1:31
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 4:42v median −1:35
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:40v median −1:49
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:36v median −2:07
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:38v median −1:59
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:42v median −1:54
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 5:23v median −2:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 466
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 466 women who finished.