The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing 2026, 少勇 闫 crossed the line in 1:27:12: 166th of 369 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:49. The race faded late: the second half went 10:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Beijing ran fast: the 546 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:56 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:47v median −0:36
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:27v median +0:44
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 3:53v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 3:56v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 3:58v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:06v median −0:59
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Block 07 14:58Running 7 9:24v median +4:13
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Block 08 17:24Running 8 4:38v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.