The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:43 at Beijing 2026 put Matt Lan 387th of 665 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:31Running 1 4:44v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:40v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:16v median −0:11
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 5:23v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:35v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:28v median +0:02
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 5:10v median −0:22
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Block 08 16:55Running 8 7:12v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.