The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Auckland 2026, Yiyang Song crossed the line in 1:25:37: 299th of 763 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:31 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:10v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:43v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:08v median −0:22
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:18v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 4:49v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:26v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.