The race, in three figures
The race, in words
强 李 finished 668th of 914 men in the Open division at Shanghai 2025, in 1:44:57.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:27, behind 91% of the field.
Shanghai ran fast: the 468 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:15 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:26v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:47v median +0:08
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Block 03 12:51Running 3 5:43v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:31v median +0:34
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:13v median +0:57
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:33v median +0:34
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 5:05v median +0:06
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 7:15v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 901
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 901 men who finished.