The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Metharam took 3rd of 30 in the 50–54 age group at Taipei 2026, in 1:27:11.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:04 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:15 faster at Taipei 2026 than at Osaka 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:01v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:55v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:56v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:59v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:13v median −0:22
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:35v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.