The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kong Far Chin finished 1,245th of 1,284 men in the Open division at Shenzhen 2026, in 2:28:06.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:50. A harder second half: 3:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Shenzhen gained about 3:13. That was 2:54 off the time at Incheon 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:42Running 1 6:01v median +2:08
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Block 02 12:42Running 2 7:42v median +2:49
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Block 03 18:31Running 3 8:29v median +3:15
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Block 04 19:43Running 4 8:59v median +3:47
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Block 05 14:32Running 5 8:45v median +3:24
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Block 06 12:13Running 6 8:27v median +3:10
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Block 07 20:44Running 7 9:03v median +3:43
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Block 08 24:23Running 8 11:25v median +5:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:44
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.