The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2026, Matthew Bowe crossed the line in 1:35:14: 400th of 852 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:09 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Taipei 2026 and Hong Kong 2025 were 6:51 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 5:34v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:51v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:58v median −0:26
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Block 04 15:00Running 4 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:10v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:02v median −0:32
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 5:09v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 5:54v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.