The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Wang Kong Yip at Taipei 2026: 1:06:25, 22nd of 852 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:30 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:48 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 4:05 faster at Taipei 2026 than at Beijing 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:03v median −1:27
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:42v median −1:19
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:53v median −1:31
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:00v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:02v median −1:40
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 3:59v median −1:35
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:03v median −1:32
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:02v median −2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 796
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 796 men who finished.