The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Taehwan Kim finished 197th of 665 men in the Open division at Beijing 2026, in 1:25:34, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:03 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Beijing ran fast: the 546 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:56 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:56v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:19v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:30v median −0:57
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 4:19v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:27v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:33v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:27v median −1:05
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 5:18v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.