The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:33 at Beijing 2026 put 博文 湛 & chen yu wang 101st of 108 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:31, behind 90% of the field.
Beijing gave the field time back: about 1:43 faster than the average race this season, by 169 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:36Running 1 7:07v median +2:34
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 8:00v median +2:56
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 8:31v median +3:05
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 8:31v median +3:07
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Block 05 14:54Running 5 9:55v median +4:18
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Block 06 14:16Running 6 12:04v median +6:30
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Block 07 14:19Running 7 10:14v median +4:34
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Block 08 15:43Running 8 10:58v median +4:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 95
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 95 men's teams who finished.