The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing 2026, 野 田 crossed the line in 1:29:31: 239th of 665 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:44v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:06v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:23v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:19v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:42v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:43v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:24v median −1:08
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Block 08 21:31Running 8 5:09v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.