The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Takahiro Kikutake finished 233rd of 339 men in the Pro division at Beijing 2026, in 1:36:54.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:11. A harder second half: 4:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Beijing gave the field time back: about 1:11 faster than the average race this season, by 162 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:14v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 4:18v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 4:40v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:40v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:58v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:44v median +0:13
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:51v median +0:15
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 6:08v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.