The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Newman finished 329th of 462 women in the Open division at Auckland 2026, in 1:49:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:29 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:29Running 1 6:20v median +0:19
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 14:49Running 3 6:27v median +0:23
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Block 04 16:12Running 4 7:28v median +1:14
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Block 05 13:24Running 5 7:48v median +1:19
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:23v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:14v median −0:04
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Block 08 15:28Running 8 7:05v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.