The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:25:04 at Hong Kong 2026 put SHING CHI BENSON LAM 1,408th of 1,490 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 19:38 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Hong Kong 2026 than at Beijing 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:06v median +0:19
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 6:25v median +1:54
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Block 03 18:01Running 3 9:37v median +4:49
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Block 04 17:57Running 4 8:38v median +3:46
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Block 05 16:08Running 5 8:51v median +3:52
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Block 06 11:30Running 6 8:12v median +3:16
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Block 07 16:40Running 7 7:51v median +2:55
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Block 08 24:55Running 8 12:30v median +5:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:38
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.