The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Marco Lim finished 544th of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:44:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:11. The race faded late: the second half went 4:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:51 faster at Taipei 2026 than at Hong Kong 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:24Running 1 6:03v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 5:04v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 5:21v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:20v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:15v median −0:27
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 5:17v median −0:17
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:34v median −0:01
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 6:50v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.