The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Spencer Lin finished 282nd of 343 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:53:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:15. The race faded late: the second half went 7:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 437 athletes who raced both. Spencer Lin's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:39v median +0:25
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Block 02 10:50Running 2 5:24v median +0:33
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 6:01v median +0:48
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 5:57v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:08v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:57v median +0:37
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 6:19v median +0:58
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Block 08 22:59Running 8 6:58v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.