The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:22 at Beijing I 2026 put 文博 宋 260th of 1,267 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:37. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Beijing I gained about 2:09.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:57v median −1:16
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:45v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:03v median −1:09
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 3:55v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:19v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:12v median −1:05
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 3:47v median −1:32
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 4:56v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.