The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Auckland 2026, Steph Shankar crossed the line in 1:22:30: 54th of 467 women, faster than 88% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:17 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Auckland ran slow: the 276 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 5:44v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:22v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:40v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:50v median −0:39
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:12v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 6:00v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:39v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 6:43v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.