The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Jones finished 272nd of 343 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:49:35.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:30 behind the median.
The field ran 9:51 faster at Taipei 2026 than at Singapore 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:57Running 1 8:59v median +3:45
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:34v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 5:54v median +0:41
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 6:03v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:11v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:11v median +0:51
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 6:38v median +1:17
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 9:17v median +3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:38
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.