The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lishan Zhou finished 413th of 467 women in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 2:20:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 32% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 11:31 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:41 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 13:24Running 1 6:37v median +0:28
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Block 02 14:09Running 2 6:10v median +0:24
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Block 03 25:03Running 3 7:15v median +0:58
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Block 04 14:26Running 4 7:23v median +0:54
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Block 05 14:25Running 5 7:34v median +0:51
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Block 06 11:29Running 6 7:42v median +1:05
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Block 07 14:35Running 7 7:27v median +0:51
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Block 08 23:00Running 8 9:22v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.