The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giel Stoop finished 208th of 343 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:37:50.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:30. A harder second half: 4:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:31Running 1 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 4:48v median −0:26
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:13v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:46v median +0:26
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:48v median +0:27
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Block 08 17:08Running 8 7:12v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.