The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Auckland 2026, Alex Cookson crossed the line in 1:28:48: 119th of 462 women, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:47 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Auckland 2026 and Auckland 2025 were 1:46 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 10:15Running 1 5:14v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:48v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:19v median −0:45
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:23v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:28v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:25v median −0:55
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:17v median −1:01
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:03v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.