The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:24:59 at Taipei 2026 put Romel Pongol 814th of 852 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:49 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 15:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:33, behind 86% of the field.
The field ran 11:41 faster at Taipei 2026 than at Taipei 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:34Running 1 6:00v median +0:30
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Block 02 13:56Running 2 6:41v median +1:40
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Block 03 14:04Running 3 6:50v median +1:26
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Block 04 16:28Running 4 8:01v median +2:38
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Block 05 14:16Running 5 8:39v median +2:57
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 9:04v median +3:30
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Block 07 21:15Running 7 8:32v median +2:57
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Block 08 28:11Running 8 13:41v median +7:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:33
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.