The race, in three figures
The race, in words
海笑 刘 finished 656th of 665 men in the Open division at Beijing 2026, in 2:44:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 9:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:51, behind 97% of the field.
The field ran 3:46 faster at Beijing 2026 than at Beijing I 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 6:25v median +1:50
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Block 02 15:51Running 2 8:22v median +3:22
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Block 03 16:47Running 3 9:09v median +3:42
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Block 04 19:16Running 4 8:22v median +2:58
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Block 05 14:51Running 5 9:25v median +3:45
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Block 06 13:14Running 6 9:41v median +4:15
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Block 07 24:46Running 7 9:43v median +4:11
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Block 08 30:09Running 8 15:57v median +9:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:51
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.