The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:40 at Beijing 2026 put Benjamin Chu 159th of 369 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:49 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Beijing gave the field time back: about 2:56 faster than the average race this season, by 546 athletes who raced both. 0:22 slower than at Hong Kong 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:21v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:22v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:27v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 5:40v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:20v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:26v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 353
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 353 men who finished.