The race, in three figures
The race, in words
业威 侯 finished 446th of 665 men in the Open division at Beijing 2026, in 1:43:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:23. A harder second half: 6:42 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:58v median −0:37
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 4:52v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:03v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 5:12v median −0:12
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:26v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:33v median +0:07
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:13v median −0:19
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Block 08 22:08Running 8 7:04v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:22
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.