The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hong Kong 2026, James Whitman crossed the line in 1:37:02: 742nd of 1,490 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Hong Kong 2026 and Hong Kong 2024 were 5:28 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:48v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:27v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:45v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:25v median +0:29
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 8:12v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:59
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.