The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:31 at Auckland 2026 put Michelle Menken 178th of 462 women in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 21st of 462. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Auckland. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 5:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:37v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:20v median −0:17
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:52v median −0:12
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 7:44v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 6:35v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:25v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 6:22v median +0:04
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 8:34v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.