The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:53:04 at Beijing I 2026 put Steven Rooker 1,258th of 1,267 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 16:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 15:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:43 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
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 13:24Running 1 6:49v median +1:36
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Block 02 13:39Running 2 6:30v median +1:42
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Block 03 17:43Running 3 7:37v median +2:25
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Block 04 22:40Running 4 7:33v median +2:22
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Block 05 14:47Running 5 8:11v median +2:42
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Block 06 13:02Running 6 7:51v median +2:34
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Block 07 22:18Running 7 8:03v median +2:44
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Block 08 37:56Running 8 13:24v median +6:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:43
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.