The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:09 at Beijing 2026 put Rui Liu 251st of 665 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:44. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. That was 1:02 off the time at Chiba 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:13v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 4:24v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:35v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 4:34v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 4:56v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:47v median +1:15
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 5:57v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.