The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing 2026, 峙鋆 宋 crossed the line in 1:22:55: 153rd of 665 men, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Beijing gained about 2:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:53v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:03v median −0:57
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:13v median −1:14
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:09v median −1:15
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:11v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:08v median −1:18
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 4:28v median −1:04
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 5:20v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.