The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Hallam finished 818th of 914 men in the Open division at Shanghai 2025, in 1:59:40.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:54. The race faded late: the second half went 4:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 14:04Running 1 9:31v median +4:13
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:45v median +1:06
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Block 03 13:14Running 3 6:16v median +1:16
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:33v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:16v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:09v median +1:10
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Block 07 13:37Running 7 6:34v median +1:35
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Block 08 23:01Running 8 10:12v median +4:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:25
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.