The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:41 at Shenzhen 2026 put Hai Huang 1,065th of 1,284 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:30 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. 7:40 slower than at New York 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:57v median +0:04
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 6:18v median +1:25
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Block 03 15:02Running 3 6:56v median +1:42
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 6:57v median +1:45
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Block 05 13:00Running 5 7:51v median +2:30
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Block 06 11:37Running 6 7:25v median +2:08
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Block 07 14:23Running 7 7:43v median +2:23
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 8:37v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:20
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.