The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:24 at Taipei 2026 put Ryan Oliver 532nd of 852 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:05. A harder second half: 1:27 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. Ryan Oliver's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:57v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:57v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:16v median −0:08
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Block 04 15:42Running 4 5:29v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:38v median +0:04
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:40v median +0:05
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Block 08 19:04Running 8 6:16v median −0:04
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.