The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Pieter Verstraete at Taipei 2026: 1:10:28, 41st of 852 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:57 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:24, ahead of 85% of the field.
The field ran 4:42 faster at Taipei 2026 than at Shenzhen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:34v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:08v median −1:16
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:09v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:10v median −1:32
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:05v median −1:29
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:14v median −1:21
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:27v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.