The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:21 at Shenzhen 2026 put 卫东 叶 on the age-group podium: 2nd of 21 in the 55–59 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:23 faster at Shenzhen 2026 than at Hangzhou 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 2:59v median −0:54
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 3:58v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:14v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:17v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:19v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:22v median −0:58
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 5:37v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.