The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rui Liu finished 369th of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:33:43, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei ran fast: the 437 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:40v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:15v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 4:34v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:39v median −0:44
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:56v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:17v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:23v median −0:12
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 6:01v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.