The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:09 at Auckland 2026 put Emile Palmer 616th of 763 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:36 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field 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 11:33Running 1 5:59v median +0:39
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 5:45v median +0:47
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:06v median +0:36
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Block 04 15:50Running 4 6:18v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:00v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:57v median +0:23
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Block 07 13:46Running 7 6:02v median +0:29
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Block 08 17:24Running 8 7:22v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.