The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bannon took 3rd of 32 in the 50–54 age group at Shenzhen 2026, in 1:22:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. A harder second half: 3:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:50, ahead of 90% of the field.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Shenzhen 2026 than at Hong Kong 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:08v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 3:47v median −1:06
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:18v median −0:56
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:13v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:21v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:26v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 4:35v median −0:45
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 5:43v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.