The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Auckland 2026, Darryl Michaux crossed the line in 1:25:11: 288th of 763 men, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 5:40v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:16v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:42v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:46v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:42v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:33v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 5:40v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:43v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.