The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Watatru Yamada at Taipei 2026: 1:11:17, 35th of 343 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:07, ahead of 92% of the field.
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 9:15Running 1 4:42v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:03v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:06v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:14v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:21v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:19v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:17v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:19v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 341
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 341 men who finished.