The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ken Shih finished 782nd of 852 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 2:16:02.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 18:19 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 10:50Running 1 5:38v median +0:08
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 6:41v median +1:40
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Block 03 13:46Running 3 7:42v median +2:18
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Block 04 15:23Running 4 9:49v median +4:26
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Block 05 20:25Running 5 14:15v median +8:33
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Block 06 11:14Running 6 8:56v median +3:22
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 8:00v median +2:25
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Block 08 27:44Running 8 19:55v median +13:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:41
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.