The race, in three figures
The race, in words
HOUYUAN LIN finished 441st of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:37:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:48. The race faded late: the second half went 5:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:29Running 1 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 4:55v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:15v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:29v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 5:00v median −0:35
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Block 08 17:52Running 8 6:21v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.