The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Cole finished 330th of 1,490 men in the Open division at Hong Kong 2026, in 1:24:19, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:04 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:28 faster at Hong Kong 2026 than at Hong Kong 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:30v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:47v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:02v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 3:59v median −0:57
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 3:56v median −1:00
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 5:15v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.