The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:55 at Taipei 2026 put Austin Lai 162nd of 343 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:28 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:03 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Taipei gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 437 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:19v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 4:45v median −0:06
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:11v median −0:02
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:32v median +0:18
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 7:45v median +2:18
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:47v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:50v median −0:31
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:11v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.