The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Walker took 2nd of 18 in the 50–54 age group at Beijing 2026, in 1:22:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:58. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:08 faster at Beijing 2026 than at Shenzhen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:47v median −0:48
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:44v median +0:44
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:00v median −1:27
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:02v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:22v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:10v median −1:16
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:26v median −1:06
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:31v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.