The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Niall Rowark at Shenzhen 2026: 1:08:29, 42nd of 1,284 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:48 quicker than the median and 39th of 1,284. Stronger after halfway: 3:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:54, ahead of 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Shenzhen gained about 3:13. Niall Rowark's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:16v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:07v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:10v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:09v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:08v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:47v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1277
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,277 men who finished.