The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raymond Chen finished 605th of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:47:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei ran fast: the 437 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 5:48v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:10v median +0:46
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 6:03v median +0:40
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:21v median +1:39
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Block 06 10:01Running 6 7:18v median +1:44
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Block 07 13:43Running 7 7:12v median +1:37
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 6:03v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.