The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Kelly finished 138th of 343 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:29:23, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:18. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field 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 8:58Running 1 4:29v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:22v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 5:05v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:42v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 4:37v median −0:44
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 5:02v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.