The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elaine Ford finished 419th of 467 women in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 2:23:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:34. A harder second half: 8:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 13:53Running 1 7:34v median +1:25
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Block 02 11:13Running 2 6:35v median +0:49
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Block 03 19:22Running 3 7:54v median +1:37
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Block 04 18:16Running 4 8:23v median +1:54
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Block 05 15:38Running 5 8:49v median +2:06
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Block 06 12:02Running 6 8:39v median +2:02
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Block 07 16:57Running 7 8:44v median +2:08
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Block 08 27:29Running 8 10:08v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.