The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:58 at Taipei 2026 put Martin Cheng 685th of 852 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 36% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:19 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Martin Cheng.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:40Running 1 6:06v median +0:36
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 03 13:27Running 3 5:56v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 6:17v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:52v median +1:10
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Block 06 10:19Running 6 6:49v median +1:15
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Block 07 15:58Running 7 7:25v median +1:50
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 3:53v median −2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:49
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.