The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:29 at Beijing 2026 put 宁波 宋 144th of 665 men in the Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 92% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:48 faster at Beijing 2026 than at Shenzhen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:52v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 03 14:25Running 3 9:50v median +4:23
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:44v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:54v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:55v median −0:31
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 4:52v median −0:40
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 5:28v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.