The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aleksandr Blizniuk finished in the top 10% of the field at Taipei 2026, in 1:12:09 for 36th of 343 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:12 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei ran fast: the 437 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 quicker here than at their other races. Aleksandr Blizniuk's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:46v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:09v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:26v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:24v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:24v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 4:29v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.