The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:49:33 at Auckland 2026 put Eilish Whale 456th of 467 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 9:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:59 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 14:29Running 1 9:45v median +3:36
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Block 02 13:46Running 2 9:57v median +4:11
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Block 03 18:55Running 3 11:27v median +5:10
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Block 04 28:27Running 4 11:47v median +5:18
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Block 05 19:02Running 5 12:44v median +6:01
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Block 06 15:18Running 6 12:14v median +5:37
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Block 07 24:20Running 7 12:15v median +5:39
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Block 08 24:23Running 8 15:27v median +7:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.