The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:16 at Incheon 2026 put Joel How 660th of 1,100 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:59 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 4:59v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:15v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:01v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 6:13v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:12v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:31v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:03v median −0:13
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 5:37v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1097
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,097 men who finished.