The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Athanasius Liau finished 577th of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:46:03.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:59. The race faded late: the second half went 9:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Taipei gained about 2:43. Athanasius Liau's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 5:38v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:23v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:27v median +0:04
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 6:56v median +1:14
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:58v median +0:24
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 6:20v median +0:45
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Block 08 21:46Running 8 13:14v median +6:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.