The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bernie Cheung finished 800th of 1,011 men in the Open division at Hong Kong 2024, in 1:49:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:41. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:18Running 1 5:12v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 03 13:51Running 3 5:45v median +0:13
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 5:28v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:57v median +0:13
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 5:39v median +0:00
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 5:57v median +0:21
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Block 08 18:54Running 8 6:34v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:05
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.