The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Hao finished 601st of 1,267 men in the Open division at Beijing I 2026, in 1:36:48, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:42. The race faded late: the second half went 3:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:18Running 1 4:30v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:18v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 4:58v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 4:58v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:17v median −0:12
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 4:47v median −0:30
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 5:18v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.