The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phyllis Sham & Kevin Chau finished 1,034th of 1,174 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Hong Kong 2026, in 1:54:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 28% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:38. A harder second half: 3:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Hong Kong ran fast: the 489 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:04 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 4:59v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:29v median +0:17
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 5:50v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 5:54v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 5:55v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:37v median +0:03
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Block 08 22:52Running 8 11:12v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:12
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1169
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,169 mixed teams who finished.