The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hong Kong 2026, Paulo Bessa & Avey Cortes crossed the line in 1:09:52: 128th of 959 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:18v median −0:43
-
Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:06v median −0:39
-
Block 03 7:46Running 3 4:22v median −0:38
-
Block 04 6:53Running 4 4:23v median −0:41
-
Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:23v median −0:47
-
Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:20v median −0:46
-
Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:28v median −0:39
-
Block 08 9:48Running 8 6:07v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 954
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 954 men's teams who finished.