The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:48 at Beijing 2026 put Thomas Owst 104th of 665 men in the Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Beijing gave the field time back: about 2:56 faster than the average race this season, by 546 athletes who raced both. 1:21 slower than at Bangkok 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:09v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:12v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:30v median −0:57
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:27v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:42v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:36v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:36v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 5:27v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 642
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 642 men who finished.