The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Yong finished 372nd of 665 men in the Open division at Beijing 2026, in 1:37:55.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:08 quicker than the median and 45th of 665. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:47. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 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 10:15Running 1 5:08v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:56Running 2 5:18v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:40v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:36v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:51v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:29v median −0:03
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 6:29v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:40
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.