The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cedric Chiu & tian yi zhang finished 239th of 287 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Beijing 2026, in 1:37:42.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:45, behind 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Beijing gained about 1:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:19v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 5:55v median +0:49
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 6:08v median +0:40
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:26v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 7:05v median +1:23
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:28v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 6:31v median +0:47
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Block 08 17:52Running 8 11:52v median +4:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 150
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 150 men's teams who finished.