The race, in three figures
The race, in words
孟嘉 許 finished 319th of 343 men in the Open division at Taipei 2026, in 2:11:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 7:28 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 17:54 better against the middle of the field 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 12:36Running 1 6:41v median +1:27
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Block 02 13:56Running 2 9:43v median +4:52
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Block 03 18:19Running 3 10:21v median +5:08
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Block 04 23:10Running 4 9:59v median +4:45
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 3:47v median −1:40
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 3:35v median −1:45
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Block 07 16:54Running 7 3:33v median −1:48
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Block 08 19:50Running 8 5:09v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
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.