The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Bromly finished 331st of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:30:57, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:28 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Taipei gained about 2:43. 0:35 slower than at Shanghai 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:19v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:33v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:37v median −0:47
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 4:59v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:47v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:39v median −0:55
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:55v median −0:40
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:18v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.