The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:14 at Taipei 2026 put Matthijs Vanhaelemeesch 227th of 343 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:28 quicker than the median and 41st of 343. Stronger after halfway: 13:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Taipei gained about 2:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:45Running 1 7:42v median +2:28
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Block 02 10:44Running 2 6:47v median +1:56
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Block 03 13:30Running 3 6:39v median +1:26
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 6:39v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:32v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:57v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 4:59v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 5:26v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.