The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing I 2026, Maik Schulz crossed the line in 1:23:27: 292nd of 1,267 men, faster than 77% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:48 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:41. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Beijing I gave the field time back: about 2:09 faster than the average race this season, by 564 athletes who raced both. That was 4:11 off the time at Hamburg 2022.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:27v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:32v median −0:40
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:44v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:31v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:08v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 4:32v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 5:35v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.