The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Vienna 2026, Qiabin John Su crossed the line in 1:19:13: 402nd of 1,311 men, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Vienna gained about 0:32. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Qiabin John Su.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:48v median −0:41
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:26v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:37v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:55v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:48v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:00v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:39v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:00v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1299
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,299 men who finished.