The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:50 at Taipei 2026 put Eric Chen 509th of 852 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:53. A harder second half: 1:51 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 10:47Running 1 5:29v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:07v median +0:06
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 6:01v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:05v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 6:53v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:33v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 6:49v median +1:14
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 8:13v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.