The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:30 at Taipei 2026 put Andy Chou 129th of 343 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 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. 9:10 faster than at Vancouver 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:09v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:50v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:03v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:03v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:09v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:07v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 5:39v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.