The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Tan finished 209th of 275 men in the Pro division at Beijing I 2026, in 1:52:12.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Beijing I gave the field time back: about 1:36 faster than the average race this season, by 141 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:07v median +0:19
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 4:22v median −0:02
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Block 03 15:24Running 3 7:46v median +3:00
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 7:05v median +2:20
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:45v median +1:47
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Block 06 10:07Running 6 6:15v median +1:25
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 6:10v median +1:07
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Block 08 14:39Running 8 6:45v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 274
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 274 men who finished.