The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Simpson finished 417th of 763 men in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:31:36.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:24, behind 86% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Auckland 2026 and Auckland 2025 were 5:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:12v median −0:08
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 4:36v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:56v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:40v median −0:54
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:49v median −0:44
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 6:06v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.