The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joy Vanderpoel finished 262nd of 462 women in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:40:49.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Auckland ran slow: the 276 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 6:23v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:30v median −0:07
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 5:36v median −0:28
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:49v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:58v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:54v median −0:26
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 6:00v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 6:57v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.