The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bangkok 2026, Scott Smith crossed the line in 1:19:47: 171st of 1,026 men, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bangkok gained about 2:35. That was 10:31 off the time at Doha 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:39v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:43v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:43v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:46v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:55v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:30v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:37v median −0:59
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:51v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1021
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,021 men who finished.