The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bannon finished 163rd of 1,490 men in the Open division at Hong Kong 2026, in 1:17:38, faster than 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:22 on the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:44, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:55 faster at Hong Kong 2026 than at Bangkok 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 2:46v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:31v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 3:56v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 3:49v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:01v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 3:59v median −0:57
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 5:41v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1486
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,486 men who finished.