The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Hiebendaal finished 397th of 467 women in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 2:13:27.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:59. A harder second half: 4:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:51Running 1 7:49v median +1:40
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Block 02 12:24Running 2 8:00v median +2:14
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Block 03 15:15Running 3 8:41v median +2:24
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Block 04 18:57Running 4 9:24v median +2:55
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Block 05 15:44Running 5 9:42v median +2:59
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 9:03v median +2:26
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Block 07 16:34Running 7 9:13v median +2:37
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Block 08 22:03Running 8 11:17v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.