The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hong Kong 2024, Samuel Kong crossed the line in 1:32:01: 488th of 1,011 men, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Hong Kong ran slow: the 578 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:07v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:51v median −0:14
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Block 03 16:45Running 3 10:11v median +4:39
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 6:06v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:08v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:20v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:07v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 5:34v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.