The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:18 at Shenzhen 2026 put Mario So 827th of 1,284 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Shenzhen gave the field time back: about 3:13 faster than the average race this season, by 416 athletes who raced both. 9:39 slower than at Osaka 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:02v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:22v median +0:08
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 6:26v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:29v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:42v median +1:25
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 6:50v median +1:30
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Block 08 17:20Running 8 9:00v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.