The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shirley Kwan finished 538th of 633 women in the Open division at Beijing I 2026, in 2:05:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:05 faster at Beijing I 2026 than at Shenzhen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:48Running 1 7:35v median +1:50
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Block 02 11:11Running 2 7:10v median +1:57
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Block 03 13:12Running 3 6:53v median +1:25
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Block 04 14:52Running 4 7:28v median +2:00
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:19v median +1:35
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Block 06 11:32Running 6 7:49v median +2:13
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Block 07 14:33Running 7 7:33v median +1:55
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Block 08 18:32Running 8 8:34v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 627
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 627 women who finished.