The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for CHENGYEN YU & SHIHTA LIANG at Taipei 2026: 1:12:53, 29th of 418 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei ran fast: the 191 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:30 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:58v median −2:04
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:15v median −9:28
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:21v median −14:34
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:06v median −15:19
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:16v median −16:31
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:58v median −12:15
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:22v median −4:07
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:36v median −2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 113
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 113 mixed teams who finished.