The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roberto Tseng Lin finished 375th of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:34:00, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:51. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:11Running 1 4:55v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:19v median −0:42
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 4:47v median −0:37
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 4:48v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:52v median −0:50
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 4:36v median −0:59
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 5:48v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.