The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Empeno finished 621st of 905 men in the Open division at Incheon 2026, in 1:38:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Incheon gave the field time back: about 1:31 faster than the average race this season, by 619 athletes who raced both. Andrew Empeno's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:07Running 1 5:46v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:15v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:29v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:24v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:21v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:04v median −0:08
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:37v median +0:22
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Block 08 17:55Running 8 6:08v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 901
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 901 men who finished.