The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Miller finished 575th of 763 men in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:43:56.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:51. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:43 faster at Auckland 2026 than at Auckland 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:21v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:58v median +1:00
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 6:12v median +0:42
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Block 04 13:50Running 4 6:05v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:16v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:13v median +0:39
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Block 07 14:06Running 7 6:30v median +0:57
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 7:51v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.