The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rory Stephen at Auckland 2026: 1:10:28, 52nd of 763 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:25, was faster than 97% of the field.
2:59 slower than at Perth 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 3:50v median −1:08
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:16v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:16v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:27v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:20v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:22v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 4:49v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:25
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.