The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:01 at Taipei 2026 put Hon Kwan Ko 540th of 852 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:26. A harder second half: 4:46 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 10:07Running 1 5:12v median −0:18
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 4:39v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 4:58v median −0:26
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 4:47v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:05v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:00v median −0:34
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:15v median −0:20
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Block 08 20:45Running 8 8:36v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
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.