The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Pieter Verstraete at Chengdu 2026: 1:12:34, 48th of 882 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:22, ahead of 86% of the field.
The field ran 2:25 faster at Chengdu 2026 than at Hangzhou 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:20v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:34v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:47v median −1:21
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 4:49v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:53v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:54v median −1:07
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:56v median −1:16
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:38v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 875
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 875 men who finished.