The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:00 at Beijing I 2026 put Michael Herbstein 166th of 1,267 men in the Open division, ahead of 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Beijing I ran fast: the 564 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:09 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:03v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:07v median −1:05
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:09v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:16v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:17v median −1:00
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:10v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 4:51v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1258
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,258 men who finished.