The race, in three figures
The race, in words
清良 李 finished 215th of 369 men in the Open division at Beijing 2026, in 1:32:18.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:30Running 1 4:35v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:20v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:32v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:32v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:36v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 8:04v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.