The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing 2026, 兴刚 王 crossed the line in 1:36:32: 179th of 364 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:44 on the median. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Beijing 2026 and Beijing 2025 were 8:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:25v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:33v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:14v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:47v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:57v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:02v median +0:34
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:58v median +0:31
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 7:14v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 237
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 237 men who finished.