The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen cheng finished 835th of 1,284 men in the Open division at Shenzhen 2026, in 1:43:44.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 407th of 1,284. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Shenzhen ran fast: the 416 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:13 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 3:59v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:49v median +0:35
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 6:18v median +1:06
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:03v median +0:42
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 6:03v median +0:46
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 6:02v median +0:42
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Block 08 18:55Running 8 6:19v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:17
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.