The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing 2026, Alfonso Iñigo Hortaleza crossed the line in 1:27:41: 170th of 369 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:13 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better 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 9:26Running 1 4:39v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:55v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:16v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:08v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:08v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:29v median +0:24
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 5:14v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:11v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.