The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Shanghai 2026, Alex Cadenas crossed the line in 1:23:27: 282nd of 1,447 men, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:47, was faster than 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:44v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 3:42v median −1:00
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 4:02v median −1:11
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 3:58v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:13v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:14v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:17v median −0:57
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 4:52v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.