The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bannon finished 402nd of 1,011 men in the Open division at Hong Kong 2024, in 1:28:53, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:15. The race faded late: the second half went 2:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:16 faster at Hong Kong 2024 than at Hong Kong 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:17v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:23v median −0:42
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:49v median −0:43
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 4:44v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:50v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:51v median −0:48
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 4:46v median −0:50
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Block 08 17:25Running 8 5:31v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 963
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 963 men who finished.