The race, in three figures
The race, in words
HaoChen Chiu finished 584th of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:46:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 437 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:14v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 5:34v median +0:10
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Block 04 14:27Running 4 5:31v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:37v median +0:03
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Block 07 14:39Running 7 5:49v median +0:14
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Block 08 15:26Running 8 6:47v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.