The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bangkok 2026, James Estill crossed the line in 1:29:43: 615th of 2,227 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 52% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:17 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:02v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:04v median −1:07
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:46v median −0:52
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 4:38v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:39v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:35v median −1:07
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:03v median −0:42
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 6:07v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2221
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,221 men who finished.