The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edward Lim finished 460th of 1,267 men in the Open division at Beijing I 2026, in 1:30:36, faster than 64% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:49. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Beijing I gave the field time back: about 2:09 faster than the average race this season, by 564 athletes who raced both. Edward Lim's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:38v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:28v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 4:45v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:31v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:49v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 4:50v median −0:27
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:07v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:56Running 8 6:16v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.