The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edward Smith & Mark Austen finished 124th of 527 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:15:57, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:35 on the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Taipei gained about 1:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:14v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:36v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:02v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:06v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:59v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:54v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:00v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:08v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 362
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 362 men's teams who finished.