The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing 2026, 艺 魏 crossed the line in 1:31:26: 264th of 665 men, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:13 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 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 9:06Running 1 4:36v median +0:01
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 6:52v median +1:52
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:45v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:45v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:01v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:35v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:45v median +0:13
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 6:36v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.