The race, in three figures
The race, in words
LI ZHU finished 859th of 1,284 men in the Open division at Shenzhen 2026, in 1:45:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:35. A harder second half: 4:07 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 8:27Running 1 3:26v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 5:10v median −0:04
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 5:09v median −0:03
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:12v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:45v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:26v median +0:06
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 6:40v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:50
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.