The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:50 at Taipei 2026 put Mio Tsai & Celia Chen 120th of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei ran fast: the 125 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:42Running 1 5:57v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:30v median −0:25
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 6:01v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:41v median −0:32
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:27v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:30v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:30v median −0:50
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 5:55v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 women's teams who finished.