The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Ackermann finished 152nd of 882 men in the Open division at Chengdu 2026, in 1:21:07, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:56, ahead of 91% of the field.
4:04 slower than at Stuttgart 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:11v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:34v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:50v median −1:18
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:10v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:23v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:01v median −1:00
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:00v median −1:12
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 4:46v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.