The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Beijing I 2026, 孙豪 张 crossed the line in 1:29:43: 436th of 1,267 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:23v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:20v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:37v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:26v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:41v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 4:31v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 5:08v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.