The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2026, Yubin Liao crossed the line in 1:23:50: 213th of 852 men, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Taipei gained about 2:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:08v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:21v median −0:40
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 4:26v median −0:58
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:33v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:49v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:14v median −1:20
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:28v median −1:07
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 4:58v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.