The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chiba 2026, Jianan Zhang & Jianrui Zhao crossed the line in 1:17:00: 292nd of 784 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 87% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:25v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:02v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:32v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:08v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:29v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:28v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:27v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 783
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 783 men's teams who finished.