The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Poon finished 399th of 609 men in the Open division at Beijing 2025, in 1:42:57.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Beijing 2025 than at Hong Kong 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:16v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 5:25v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:01v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:55v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:12v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:16v median +0:50
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 6:31v median +1:05
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Block 08 18:14Running 8 7:26v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 599
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 599 men who finished.