The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bernard Kam finished 209th of 343 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:37:54.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:32Running 1 5:25v median +0:11
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 4:40v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 4:41v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 4:57v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:01v median −0:26
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 5:31v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:36v median +0:15
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Block 08 16:38Running 8 6:28v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.