The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Claire Bentley finished 102nd of 462 women in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:27:25, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:56, was faster than 85% of the field.
Auckland cost the whole field time: about 5:17 more than the average race this season, going by 276 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 6:01v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:41v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:50v median −0:14
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 5:53v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 6:05v median −0:24
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:09v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:05v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 7:00v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 458
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 458 women who finished.