The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2026, Ching Chung Chen crossed the line in 1:34:03: 376th of 852 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:21 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 437 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:23v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:00v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:03v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:25v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 5:31v median −0:04
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:55v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.