The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Shenzhen 2026, 文菁 刘 & 楠 易 crossed the line in 1:24:10: 386th of 863 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:55. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Shenzhen ran fast: the 302 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:30v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:18v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:13v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:22v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:28v median −0:09
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Block 07 12:34Running 7 6:18v median +0:36
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 5:54v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 858
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 858 mixed teams who finished.