The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas White finished 651st of 665 men in the Open division at Beijing 2026, in 2:36:22.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 15:15. The race faded late: the second half went 36:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:56, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:28Running 1 5:29v median +0:54
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Block 02 11:58Running 2 5:46v median +0:46
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 6:24v median +0:57
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:28v median +1:04
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Block 05 13:46Running 5 7:56v median +2:16
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Block 06 14:57Running 6 12:39v median +7:13
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Block 07 25:52Running 7 17:25v median +11:53
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Block 08 35:04Running 8 12:08v median +5:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:56
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.