The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Duffy finished in the top 10% of the field at Shanghai 2026, in 1:18:22 for 145th of 1,447 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:07, was faster than 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 3:36v median −1:06
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 3:48v median −1:25
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 3:51v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 3:58v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:02v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:02v median −1:12
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:31v median −1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1002
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,002 men who finished.