The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Watts finished 1,158th of 1,267 men in the Open division at Beijing I 2026, in 2:14:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 31:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 27:51 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 11:03Running 1 5:53v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:33Running 2 5:12v median +0:24
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 5:30v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 5:27v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:34v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:31v median +0:14
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 5:38v median +0:19
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Block 08 46:04Running 8 6:23v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:02
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.